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Engine eletrical arcing thru radio?

Old Dec 26, 2007 | 10:51 AM
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Default Engine eletrical arcing thru radio?


I have a 98 Dodge Intrepid. When I coast or deacclerate I can hear my engines' (coils, spark plug, wires) arcing through the radio speakers. How do I find out where the gap is, or problem above part. Thanks
 
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Old Dec 26, 2007 | 11:21 AM
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Default RE: Engine eletrical arcing thru radio?

try re inforcing the ground on the stereo
 
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 08:14 AM
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Default RE: Engine eletrical arcing thru radio?

a good place to start written in commom language:

http://www.popularmechanics.com/how_...66.html?page=2

there may also be Intrepid TSB's for radio frequency interference RFI
because similar TSB's exist for the Ram pickups
 
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 04:19 PM
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make sure the steel braided ground is connected to the radio
 
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Old Dec 30, 2007 | 09:40 AM
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I've taken an AM transistor radio and run it along the spark plug wires to find the loudest noise , I used the trick to find a bad spark plug wires that was arcing internally ...
 
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 10:29 AM
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sounds like time for a tune up or at least plug wire. also check all grounds(engine, battery, cab, chassis) all it takes is a little corrosion.
 
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