OT 91 Dodge radio vs lightning OT

[1just4don]

do they make lightning arrestors to prevent lightning from hitting aerial and burning out radio and clock? I checked and changed fuse the clear red one,,no difference. Old one was okay too and now powers something else

Is there another relay or other such item that would cause it to not function?

It worked fine last time I drove it two weeks ago,,,couple good storms later parked in front lawn,,,no clock, radio, nothing suddenly. this is about 5th radio have been thru in just a few years. Its getting real old.

[Young Ed]

Not sure but I've got one of those radios laying in my garage if you need another.

[randroid]

Don,

Just guessing here but it seems logical that any lightning that would knock-out a radio would take the rest of the car's electronics with it too. If the car starts then the radio(s) are turkeys and you might want to consider an aftermarket radio. Come to think of it, how about no radio and you could take the opportunity to practice yodeling.

Just a thought.

-Randy

[Niel Hoback]

Go with the yodeling thing, that way the neighbors will chip in and get you a new radio.

[WatchingWolf]

Pull the fuses one at a time and check them. There should be a fuse for the radio/tape player features that make the noise (these will be marked radio and shut off with the key) and a second fuse (may be tapped off another circuit) that is a hot all the time to maintain preset radio stations, clock time ect...

When I blew the horn, lighter circuit on my van, the display on the radio read "8888" until I replaced the fuse.