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Old September 7th, 2005, 08:39 PM
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off Buick radio question

Hey guys.. I have an 85 Corvette.. and it had a dead battery. I hooked the cables up the wrong way.. for about 30 seconds. (For some reason both cables are red.. ut oh). Long story short.. the dead battery problem was a dead alternator. Replaced it.. and got the car going. All is well. Everything works, except the radio and the light for the ac control panel.. although the ac works fine. I checked all of the fuses.. and all are fine. It's an aftermarket head unit. Any ideas where I should look for the problem?

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Old September 8th, 2005, 08:43 AM
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Since it is an aftermarket unit, pull it and check the fuse in the wiring harness. If it is not blow the unit most likely did not have reverse polarity protection, which would most likely mean the power supply is fried. The unit might be repairable, so take it to a local electronics repair service. HTH
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Old September 8th, 2005, 02:16 PM
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that was it man

Thanks again. It was a fuse in the back of the head unit. All's better now.

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Hooker catback exhaust
36# blue top injectors
Casper's Thumbwheel chip for 36# injectors
Jay Carter Alcohol Injection (slightly modified)
RJC Racing Billet aluminum crank, water pump and alternator pulleys
LT1 MAF and MAF Translator
Postons 3" downpipe
Postons rebuilt stock turbo and ported exhaust elbow
METCO drive shaft loop
Hotwired fuel pump
204/214 cam
3000 stall lock up converter
Scanmaster 2.1
Chrome MAF pipe w/ K&N filter
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