radio fades out in about 10 seconds Mustang 5.0 1993

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Dear Leader - 12 Jul 2007 19:21 GMT

radio has power,

but when you turn it on, it has sound for about 5 to 10 seconds then goes
quiet all channels

One time it fixed itself, then it started doing it again.

Any Idea?

Thanks

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Spike - 12 Jul 2007 23:31 GMT

>radio has power,
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>Thanks

Could have a bad part which works fine UNTIL it heats up and then
breaks the circuit. OEM radio? or a DIY stereo? Amp? Watts? The
possibilities are many but the information is scarce.

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Dear Leader - 13 Jul 2007 06:53 GMT

>>radio has power,
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> breaks the circuit. OEM radio? or a DIY stereo? Amp? Watts? The
> possibilities are many but the information is scarce.

OEM, I'll try replacing the fuse, could be one of the speaker wires is
pinched somewhere
Has the radio got a breaker in line or fuse?
I can look it up, got the schematics, scanned them in from a manual, but
they are still hard to use.

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Joe - 13 Jul 2007 16:43 GMT

>>>radio has power,
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> I can look it up, got the schematics, scanned them in from a manual,
> but they are still hard to use.

New aftermarket units go for under $100 and sound ten times as good as
the OEM unit, not to mention they'll play CDs. So skip a nice dinner
for two and get a decent unit.

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Dear Leader - 13 Jul 2007 17:27 GMT

>>>>radio has power,
>>>>
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> the OEM unit, not to mention they'll play CDs. So skip a nice dinner
> for two and get a decent unit.

one with an iPod interface too.

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Spike - 13 Jul 2007 20:59 GMT

SNIP

>>> but they are still hard to use.
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>one with an iPod interface too.

I upgraded with an AMFM CD Controller and a 12 disc CD. But, I went
with Custom Auto Sound, which some people hate and some like, just to
avoid cutting the dash of my 65 FB. Added a graphic equalizer (in the
glove box) an amp in the trunk, kick panel speakers, and a sound bar
across the back behind the rear seat (fold down). Sounds fine to me.
Added an FM modulator which allows me to plug in a portable CD/DVD
player and run the sound through the car stereo system. (Could also do
that with iPod, MP3, even a Walkman cassette player.

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