Radio Problems

[Austin4778]

Hey guys,
I tried to put a new head unit in my 2001 ford f250 and i got the head unit to turn on and I was tryin to connect the speakers up and then when I tried turning it back on it wouldnt, so i decided to just put the factory one back in. When I did this the factory one wont come on at all. I checked the fuse and it was blown. I put a new fuse in and still no luck. Any ideas what the problem could be??

[Goose]

make sure the antenna is pushed in all the way they are tricky to get to "seat"

[Austin4778]

my radio doesnt light up or anything. could that all be cause of the antenna? I get no power at all to my radio it seems like

[Goose]

yes that antenna acts like a ground i believe check that no lights or anything will come on if the antenna isnt in

[Austin4778]

I tried re positioning the anntenna and turned the cable took it out and pushed it back in and nothin happened???

[Eric]

Make sure you don't have a speaker wire shorted out

[Austin4778]

I dont think it is the speaker wire, when I turn my keys backwards the stereo does not come on at all..

[dhanna6powerstroke]

There is more than 1 fuse for the radio. Check both fuses. Doesn't matter if the antenna is hooked up or not, it isn't a ground. It will turn on with the antenna removed.

[Austin4778]

Thanks man I checked the fuse under the hood and sure enough there it was. Appreciate it

[dhanna6powerstroke]

Originally Posted by Austin4778

Thanks man I checked the fuse under the hood and sure enough there it was. Appreciate it

No problem, glad it fixed it.