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HLS - 18 Jan 2006 02:19 GMT

The radio in my 1996 Dodge Caravan cuts out suddenly, goes completely dead
for a week or so and then just as mysteriously resumes working. Clock within
radio goes dead and recovers as well. Any ideas?

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e-nigma - 18 Jan 2006 03:10 GMT

> The radio in my 1996 Dodge Caravan cuts out suddenly, goes completely
> dead for a week or so and then just as mysteriously resumes working. Clock
> within radio goes dead and recovers as well. Any ideas?

Is this the factory deck?
When the comes back on is the clock still at the right time, or do you have
to reset it?
Do you have any external accessories, like radar Detector, Alarm, car phone,
that are wired into the fuse box.
are any wires tapped into fuses.
Is your car antenna loose?

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Austin Becker - 18 Jan 2006 21:35 GMT

What's a casr? ;)

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> The radio in my 1996 Dodge Caravan cuts out suddenly, goes completely dead
> for a week or so and then just as mysteriously resumes working. Clock within
> radio goes dead and recovers as well. Any ideas?

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sniper99 - 21 Jan 2006 23:51 GMT

His van should have that braided backstrap ground thingy on the back of
the radio with a 10mm bolt, so it is not the antenna not grounding
out...something else

staff @ http://www.autotoys.com

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e-nigma - 22 Jan 2006 00:44 GMT

> His van should have that braided backstrap ground thingy on the back of
> the radio with a 10mm bolt, so it is not the antenna not grounding
> out...something else
>
> staff @ http://www.autotoys.com

That's why I asked if it is the factory radio.
Because if it's an aftermarket, the braided wire may not have been hooked
back up, where it may be getting ground through antenna connection.
So if the antenna is loose it will lose ground and radio will cut on and
off.

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