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help
i have a 98 explorer. & i was wondering if you can tell me why the
clock, & radio lite dims & then goes out after i drive for about 10 er 15 min,,,,, |
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A very common problem. As usual, 'Quality is Job 1' Ford never admitted it,
but a poorly designed circuit board which provides power to the display runs too hot in these Mach radios. Some live longer than others, but all eventually fail. You have several options: 1) Pay Ford for the repair - $$$ 2) Send the radio to independent repair shop - $$ 3) Replace the defective circuit board. This is a fairly easy job, which does not require any fancy tools - $ 4) The typical failure is components partially desoldering themselves from the board due to the heat. Sometimes they make contact and sometimes they don't. This is most likely happening in your case. Someone on the net is making money off telling people how to solder them back. It may or may not work. If you opt for (3), you may buy the part directly from Pioneer for about $100. It comes in a kit of 3 boards, of which you need only one. I believe that the kit P/N is HWM5469. It's not much better than the original, and will probably fail in a few years, just like the original did. The gentleman who sells the resoldering instructions will also sell you a repaired board, for about $100. He claims that it's better than new. I have never seen them and have no opinion... Google the archives of this group for much more details, including Pioneer phone number, the gentleman's website, etc, etc. > wrote in message ... > i have a 98 explorer. & i was wondering if you can tell me why the > clock, & radio lite dims & then goes out after i drive for about 10 er > 15 min,,,,, > |
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go to http://www.fixyourford.com/
> wrote in message ... >i have a 98 explorer. & i was wondering if you can tell me why the > clock, & radio lite dims & then goes out after i drive for about 10 er > 15 min,,,,, > |
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