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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!
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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Thanks, both! Ok, yea, maybe it was dumb to hose out inside of truck but it was filthy! Anyway, I was very careful doing it but it was about 95 deg out with 100% humidity. Would the humidity plus added moisture from the hosing have an effect on the wiring? Maybe if truck completely dries, it will be ok. Another thought - the disk player might of got wet. Would a short in the CD player screw up the whole radio system?
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A hose used with a steam cleaner cleans the carpet just like new
i have tryed the same method on my cloth seats . I got stains out that i thought were there for good
peter
i have tryed the same method on my cloth seats . I got stains out that i thought were there for good
peter
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