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Old Aug 20, 2003 | 05:44 PM
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Question strange radio problems!

Hello. I have a 98 F-150 supercab, 4.6 liter, 5 speed 4 x 4, with am/fm radio with the 6 disk CD player in the panel behind driver door. Today I totally washed the inside of cab by removing all seats and using carpet cleaner, brushes and then spraying with a hose to clean the carpet (it was FILTHY) Ok, I let everything dry (though carpet is still damp) , replace seats and noticed this:

* radio will only play the station I was listening to while washing inside of truck - volume works fine

* I cannot change radio am to fm, change channels or play CDs

*there is no panel light on the radio. It is totally dark and doesn't show channel or clock

* if I turn key and try to play radio, it won't play unless I quickly switch on then off the windshield wipers.

* the rest of truck seems to function well

Ok, I went thru my owner manual but can't figure out what is going on here. Any help will be greatly appreciated!
 
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Old Aug 20, 2003 | 06:30 PM
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strange radio problems!

After everything dries out it will probably work fine. You might have got a bit of water in it or, the humidity in the cab while you were washing it condensed inside the radio.
 
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