I'm not sure which wire or color it is; best to look at a wiring diagram for your year. If it is an aftermarket radio, the wires are often labeled on the wire or the back of the unit.

Also, because one is switched and one is not, they can run on separated fuses. Might want to make sure there is not an in-line fuse somewhere under the dash if it is an aftermarket (factory sound most likely will not have an in-line fuse holder).

Radios can use power two different ways: 1) constant hot for full power and the switched hot is only a signal wire for turning the radio on or off, and 2) constant power for holding memory only and switched power for full power. I am not sure which way the factory does it but aftermarket radios can be either way. My guess is that the Explorer uses the constant hot for full power and the switched hot is only for On/Off, but I have the factory radio and it still works great so I have not looked at it.

If the constant hot provides the power and uses a large fuse, then power is not your problem. If your radio only uses the constant power for memory, this could be your problem.

Sorry that I cannot give more detail but I have not been into the radio wires yet in my Explorer. Just lots of others.

 

oh k well thank for you help so far, but is it the constant wire on the back of the stearo receiver the one i need to check and also what am i going to be doing to check the power in it, like what do i do? PLEASE EXPLAIN as good as possible

 

Do you have access to a volt meter and test leads?

Is this a dealer installed stereo or aftermarket?

 

I beleive i have a volt meter and test leads ill have to look, buts its a dealer installed stereo, its all stock the reveiver the 6 cd changer all stock, just explain what i need to do to test the wire, and is it the wire in the receiver or what?

 

A 6 CD changer was not offered for my year so I am not familiar with your system. Is the changer next to the receiver or is the changer under a seat or somewhere?

If they are seperated by some distance, they might have seperate power feeds which might cause the problem.

I think I might have a wiring diagram for the '95 so I will look at it in the next couple of days.

 

the 6 cd changer is in the console in the middle of the front two seats.

 

While I didn't find a wiring diagram that included the 6-CD Changer, I did find out that there is a seperate fuse that provides full time power to the CD player. It also provides power to the memory of the powered seats that have presets and the EATC memory. It is fuse 36 in my car, but could be another one in the '95. Check to see if it is good.

I could not find out what color the power wire to the CD is.

 

Some cd players just do that. I had a jensen and a legacy that started the song over. My blaupunkt and 01 factory stereo both start where they left off. I think it depends on the quality of the stereo.

 

Viper90210 says it will play where it left off so long as the engine isn't turned off. So it does have a memory, just not when the power is shut down. Do the Jensen's and Legacy do the same?

 

My Jensen and Legacy never started where the song left off, even when swithcing to radio and back when the truck was running.

 

ok well then guys what should i do to check the constant power going to the cd player?

 

Did find the "CD" fuse (not the radio fuse)? Was it alright?

With the keys out, find the connector that goes into the CD player and remove it from the player. Using a volt meter, measure the volts on each pin of the connector. One of the many pins should have +12 volts (DC) on it. If none do, then you do not have the constant hot. If one does, then you have the required constant hot.

Turn the key to accessory, turn on the radio, and select "CD". Check the pins again. A different one should have the +12 volts. This is the switched hot.

Sorry I can't tell you which pin or the color of the wire but I don't have a wiring diagram that shows the 6-CD changer. The constant hot to the radio is Light Green with a Purple strip. It might be the same for the CD player, but might not.

 

well ill try all this and try to find out something on it prob by tues (10th) cause i had to let me aunt borrow my car, so ill let you know about it asap

 

i have a 1995 eddie bauer that does the same thing. Does suck on the short trips but i just think it is the way they were designed.