BLACKHAWK145412 Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Hi all, I've been having some problems with the radio in my MK4 escort lately, I believe it's a sound 2000 model from 1990 or so. A previous owner decided to cut the original radio connectors off, I soldered them back on and it worked perfectly for about a week. But now I turn the radio on, it lights up but the screen is blank. It gets no radio signal either but it plays cassettes just fine. It doesn't even prompt for a code when it has been disconnected from the car which is something it did before. The same thing also happens with a spare radio of the same model I have lying around which leads me to believe it is something to do with the car itself. I checked all of the connections to the radio and they all seem to be fine. Does anyone have any suggestions to what is wrong or how to fix it? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preee Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 I would double check the wiring , is the perm live connected? , or perhaps the wiring a worn through some where , i would check all connections , and wire the radio up on the bench if you can to check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACKHAWK145412 Posted December 27, 2013 Author Share Posted December 27, 2013 Okay, I'll try checking all the wiring again. I don't think it's due to wear as the car has hardly moved but I will have a more thorough look when I get a chance, thanks for the reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACKHAWK145412 Posted December 27, 2013 Author Share Posted December 27, 2013 Fixed now; I checked the wires again, then checked the fuses, it turns out something (probably the heated rear window) blew fuse #2 which is for the interior light and clock, and apparently also the radio display for some reason. Replaced it and now it works fine. Thanks for the suggestion anyway. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preee Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Glad it's fixed :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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