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Two Festies involved, first is '89 FI/auto trans and second is '90 w/5-speed, both stock.
Car #1 has problem with A/C switch not dis-engaging. I can control on/off with the fan switch, and when it's off the light on A/C button goes out. Fan on, button light comes on and A/C works.
With or w/o A/C working, when fan is on there's static on all but strongest AM radio stations, and buzz gets louder with fan running at higher speeds (positions 2 & 3) but no noise on FM. When I turn on the radio with Ign. switch on Acc., FM will come on immediately but AM waits for several minutes unless I turn on fan or push in the cig lighter. I"m guessing that the radio part is a ground issue and just wondered if there's an easily accessible place to add a ground for the dash so I don't have to go hunting behind everything to find the original grnd. and try cleaning it.
Car #2 has lots of static on AM, but I'm wondering if that may be a symptom of an alternator going bad. When coasting with engine off (I have one long stretch on the way to town of about 4 miles to use stealth drive) I might have to use the brakes a couple of times so I'll leave the key off, drop 'er into 5th and momentarily engage the clutch to re-build vacuum in the booster. If the radio's on, while the clutch's engaged I get a "whreeeee" from the speakers. Not sure if this is another ground problem, either dash, radio or alternator, or a sign that I need to steal the alternator off my parts Festy ('93 5-sp.) or maybe just break down and buy a new alt.
Anybody here care to enlighten me as to the best course to take?
Right now the A/C thing isn't a real problem, as the car's black and if I take it down in the valley when the temp's 105F or so I use the air once in awhile. Just makes the engine work harder comin' back up the hill.
All advice greatly appreciated.
Car #1 has problem with A/C switch not dis-engaging. I can control on/off with the fan switch, and when it's off the light on A/C button goes out. Fan on, button light comes on and A/C works.
With or w/o A/C working, when fan is on there's static on all but strongest AM radio stations, and buzz gets louder with fan running at higher speeds (positions 2 & 3) but no noise on FM. When I turn on the radio with Ign. switch on Acc., FM will come on immediately but AM waits for several minutes unless I turn on fan or push in the cig lighter. I"m guessing that the radio part is a ground issue and just wondered if there's an easily accessible place to add a ground for the dash so I don't have to go hunting behind everything to find the original grnd. and try cleaning it.
Car #2 has lots of static on AM, but I'm wondering if that may be a symptom of an alternator going bad. When coasting with engine off (I have one long stretch on the way to town of about 4 miles to use stealth drive) I might have to use the brakes a couple of times so I'll leave the key off, drop 'er into 5th and momentarily engage the clutch to re-build vacuum in the booster. If the radio's on, while the clutch's engaged I get a "whreeeee" from the speakers. Not sure if this is another ground problem, either dash, radio or alternator, or a sign that I need to steal the alternator off my parts Festy ('93 5-sp.) or maybe just break down and buy a new alt.
Anybody here care to enlighten me as to the best course to take?
Right now the A/C thing isn't a real problem, as the car's black and if I take it down in the valley when the temp's 105F or so I use the air once in awhile. Just makes the engine work harder comin' back up the hill.
All advice greatly appreciated.
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