strange radio problems!!!
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strange radio problems!!!
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! PS - YEA I KNOW washing inside of truck the way I did was dumb!!!
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! PS - YEA I KNOW washing inside of truck the way I did was dumb!!!
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strange radio problems!!!
There is a very slight posibility that it might come around after eveything has dried. Did you check the fuses? If they are ok then you are looking at replacing the radio from a very exspensive cleaning.
