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Old 12-07-06, 12:41 PM
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Radio noise

1994 Toyota standard pickup, 4 cyl, engine is 22(something) I think.

Lately, any radio station which has marginal signal develops a tremendous static, which gets louder and increases in frequency as engine is revved etc.

Is this the radio, or something I can fix in the ignition?
Thanks for any help!
 
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might start with new plug wires and spark plugs but it could be coming from the alternater also.
 
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Old 12-07-06, 04:19 PM
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I agree with Bejay. Bad plug wires will interfer with radio among other things. If that does not fix it, check your ground wires for the radio.
 
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Thank you so much for the help! These plug wires, if not the originals, are certainly pretty old, so I will go for that and let you know how it works.
 
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Done deal!

I picked up some good wires, and in the process of changing them out, found that on one plug, the whole end of the plug ( the metal connector) was snapped off. It is still inside the wire connector. I don't think I broke it. I suspect it was accidentally broken about 3 weeks ago at the shop where I had the exhause manifold replaced. ( It had a broken bolt, and was warped). The radio noise started right about that time.

Any way, new plugs and new wires....problem solved!

I really appreciate the advice available on these forums.
 
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Old 12-09-06, 08:20 PM
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Glad to see you resolved the issue. Keep coming back here. I've learned alot scrolling through all these forums.
 
 

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