Horrible radio reception??

[smoke3006]

If the car is running I get a horrible noise blocking out any radio stations.
It changes tone depending on what the RPMs are at.
This happened with the stock radio and with a new headunit I just installed.
Is it a bad ground? Bad plug wires? Aliens? :alien:
Any help would be great.

[Wiscon_Mark]

You installed the aftermarket deck yourself? Sounds like a bad ground, or maybe a speaker wire is shorting.

Double check the antenna cable too.

[smoke3006]

You installed the aftermarket deck yourself? Sounds like a bad ground, or maybe a speaker wire is shorting.

Double check the antenna cable too.

Yeah I put the headunit in (it came out of my old car), but it did the same thing with the stock unit.
I do get good reception as long as the engine isn't running.

[Wiscon_Mark]

hmmm...that's interesting. I'm thinking something in the car is grounding out to the body BADLY and it's messing with your antenna.

[dansherman]

When I bought my '98 Outback I had horrible reception the first time I drove it. Then I noticed that the manual antenna had been pushed in. I pulled it out and the reception is great!

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dan

[smoke3006]

It's got an auto-antenna and that's working fine.
Actually I get FM stations normally, it's AM that's whacked.

Yes I know: "Why even listen to AM?" :roll:
I listen to the news stations on when I'm driving to work at 6am.
Well I did anyway, now I can't.
Can't stand listening to FM, same bloody songs over and over and over.
And I'm NOT paying a monthly fee to listen to the radio :mad:

[Wiscon_Mark]

hmmm, I've heard of 2 cycle engines creating interference, but never a car engine. Strange.

And AM doesn't use the antenna on the car.