Re: Odyssey, radio works, speakers dont; engine causes buzz in speakerswhen lights on
 

Frank Trobaugh wrote:
>
> Greetings,
>
> I have a 1997 Odyssey. Three days ago the speakers to the radio stopped
> working. The radio, itself, works -- the LCD lights up, you can switch
> stations, switch to CD, etc. -- you just can't hear it. The speakers are
> silent.
>
> At least they were silent until last night when I was driving with the
> lights on. Then there was engine interference -- a whining buzz directly
> linked to the speed of the engine. The faster the engine was spinning
> (OK, the engine wasn't spinning, but the parts inside it were) the higher
> the buzz. The interference is only present when the lights are on -- it
> goes away when the lights are off.
>
> Also, now I cannot turn my parking lights off.
>
> I a confident all these events are linked, and I leave it to some clever
> diagnostician to give me some insight.
>

The stereo is connected to the parking lights so that the display may
dim when you turn on your lights. Your now faulty stereo is probably
back-feeding power onto the parking lights wire, thus you can not turn
the parking lights off. The real question is which of your kids emptied
a vanilla Coke inside the stereo? Regardless, I think your stereo is
toast.

Re: Odyssey, radio works, speakers dont; engine causes buzz in speakers when lights on
 

Randolph <trash@junkmail.com> wrote in
news:416B7CE3.17C38DE2@junkmail.com:

>
> Frank Trobaugh wrote:
>>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> I have a 1997 Odyssey. Three days ago the speakers to the radio
>> stopped working. The radio, itself, works -- the LCD lights up, you
>> can switch stations, switch to CD, etc. -- you just can't hear it.
>> The speakers are silent.
>>
>> At least they were silent until last night when I was driving with
>> the lights on. Then there was engine interference -- a whining buzz
>> directly linked to the speed of the engine. The faster the engine
>> was spinning (OK, the engine wasn't spinning, but the parts inside it
>> were) the higher the buzz. The interference is only present when the
>> lights are on -- it goes away when the lights are off.
>>
>> Also, now I cannot turn my parking lights off.
>>
>> I a confident all these events are linked, and I leave it to some
>> clever diagnostician to give me some insight.
>>
>
> The stereo is connected to the parking lights so that the display may
> dim when you turn on your lights. Your now faulty stereo is probably
> back-feeding power onto the parking lights wire, thus you can not turn
> the parking lights off. The real question is which of your kids
> emptied a vanilla Coke inside the stereo?

My 2-year old. And I don't think it was vanilla.

Frank


> Regardless, I think your stereo is toast.
>

Re: Odyssey, radio works, speakers dont; engine causes buzz in speakers when lights on
 

Randolph <trash@junkmail.com> wrote in
news:416B7CE3.17C38DE2@junkmail.com:

>
> Frank Trobaugh wrote:
>>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> I have a 1997 Odyssey. Three days ago the speakers to the radio
>> stopped working. The radio, itself, works -- the LCD lights up, you
>> can switch stations, switch to CD, etc. -- you just can't hear it.
>> The speakers are silent.
>>
>> At least they were silent until last night when I was driving with
>> the lights on. Then there was engine interference -- a whining buzz
>> directly linked to the speed of the engine. The faster the engine
>> was spinning (OK, the engine wasn't spinning, but the parts inside it
>> were) the higher the buzz. The interference is only present when the
>> lights are on -- it goes away when the lights are off.
>>
>> Also, now I cannot turn my parking lights off.
>>
>> I a confident all these events are linked, and I leave it to some
>> clever diagnostician to give me some insight.
>>
>
> The stereo is connected to the parking lights so that the display may
> dim when you turn on your lights. Your now faulty stereo is probably
> back-feeding power onto the parking lights wire, thus you can not turn
> the parking lights off. The real question is which of your kids
> emptied a vanilla Coke inside the stereo?

My 2-year old. And I don't think it was vanilla.

Frank


> Regardless, I think your stereo is toast.
>

SOLVED -- Odyssey, radio works, speakers dont; engine causes buzz in speakers when lights on
 

Frank Trobaugh <rmills1993@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:Xns95865F36923F3ftrobaugh@130.81.64.196:

> Randolph <trash@junkmail.com> wrote in
> news:416B7CE3.17C38DE2@junkmail.com:
>
>>
>> Frank Trobaugh wrote:
>>>
>>> Greetings,
>>>
>>> I have a 1997 Odyssey. Three days ago the speakers to the radio
>>> stopped working. The radio, itself, works -- the LCD lights up, you
>>> can switch stations, switch to CD, etc. -- you just can't hear it.
>>> The speakers are silent.
>>>
>>> At least they were silent until last night when I was driving with
>>> the lights on. Then there was engine interference -- a whining buzz
>>> directly linked to the speed of the engine. The faster the engine
>>> was spinning (OK, the engine wasn't spinning, but the parts inside it
>>> were) the higher the buzz. The interference is only present when the
>>> lights are on -- it goes away when the lights are off.
>>>
>>> Also, now I cannot turn my parking lights off.
>>>
>>> I a confident all these events are linked, and I leave it to some
>>> clever diagnostician to give me some insight.
>>>
>>
>> The stereo is connected to the parking lights so that the display may
>> dim when you turn on your lights. Your now faulty stereo is probably
>> back-feeding power onto the parking lights wire, thus you can not turn
>> the parking lights off. The real question is which of your kids
>> emptied a vanilla Coke inside the stereo?
>
> My 2-year old. And I don't think it was vanilla.
>
> Frank
>
>
>> Regardless, I think your stereo is toast.
>>
>
>

It wasn't Coke, and it wasn't Sprite. It was $0.31 -- three dimes and a
penny. I figured out how to remove the car's radio panel/cover. I took
out the radio, and it jingled. I took the top off the CD player and
shook out four coins. I thought maybe the coins had permanently shorted
out the CD player, but I plugged it back in, and it worked just fine.

So that's the story in case anyone is actually interested

SOLVED -- Odyssey, radio works, speakers dont; engine causes buzz in speakers when lights on
 

Frank Trobaugh <rmills1993@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:Xns95865F36923F3ftrobaugh@130.81.64.196:

> Randolph <trash@junkmail.com> wrote in
> news:416B7CE3.17C38DE2@junkmail.com:
>
>>
>> Frank Trobaugh wrote:
>>>
>>> Greetings,
>>>
>>> I have a 1997 Odyssey. Three days ago the speakers to the radio
>>> stopped working. The radio, itself, works -- the LCD lights up, you
>>> can switch stations, switch to CD, etc. -- you just can't hear it.
>>> The speakers are silent.
>>>
>>> At least they were silent until last night when I was driving with
>>> the lights on. Then there was engine interference -- a whining buzz
>>> directly linked to the speed of the engine. The faster the engine
>>> was spinning (OK, the engine wasn't spinning, but the parts inside it
>>> were) the higher the buzz. The interference is only present when the
>>> lights are on -- it goes away when the lights are off.
>>>
>>> Also, now I cannot turn my parking lights off.
>>>
>>> I a confident all these events are linked, and I leave it to some
>>> clever diagnostician to give me some insight.
>>>
>>
>> The stereo is connected to the parking lights so that the display may
>> dim when you turn on your lights. Your now faulty stereo is probably
>> back-feeding power onto the parking lights wire, thus you can not turn
>> the parking lights off. The real question is which of your kids
>> emptied a vanilla Coke inside the stereo?
>
> My 2-year old. And I don't think it was vanilla.
>
> Frank
>
>
>> Regardless, I think your stereo is toast.
>>
>
>

It wasn't Coke, and it wasn't Sprite. It was $0.31 -- three dimes and a
penny. I figured out how to remove the car's radio panel/cover. I took
out the radio, and it jingled. I took the top off the CD player and
shook out four coins. I thought maybe the coins had permanently shorted
out the CD player, but I plugged it back in, and it worked just fine.

So that's the story in case anyone is actually interested

Re: SOLVED -- Odyssey, radio works, speakers dont; engine causes buzz in speakers when lights on
 

In article <Xns958BA10C8ABDFftrobaugh@130.81.64.196>,
Frank Trobaugh <rmills1993@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Frank Trobaugh <rmills1993@hotmail.com> wrote in
> news:Xns95865F36923F3ftrobaugh@130.81.64.196:
>
> > Randolph <trash@junkmail.com> wrote in
> > news:416B7CE3.17C38DE2@junkmail.com:
> >
> >>
> >> Frank Trobaugh wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Greetings,
> >>>
> >>> I have a 1997 Odyssey. Three days ago the speakers to the radio
> >>> stopped working. The radio, itself, works -- the LCD lights up, you
> >>> can switch stations, switch to CD, etc. -- you just can't hear it.
> >>> The speakers are silent.
> >>>
> >>> At least they were silent until last night when I was driving with
> >>> the lights on. Then there was engine interference -- a whining buzz
> >>> directly linked to the speed of the engine. The faster the engine
> >>> was spinning (OK, the engine wasn't spinning, but the parts inside it
> >>> were) the higher the buzz. The interference is only present when the
> >>> lights are on -- it goes away when the lights are off.
> >>>
> >>> Also, now I cannot turn my parking lights off.
> >>>
> >>> I a confident all these events are linked, and I leave it to some
> >>> clever diagnostician to give me some insight.> >> Regardless, I think your stereo is toast.
> >>
> >
> >
>
> It wasn't Coke, and it wasn't Sprite. It was $0.31 -- three dimes and a
> penny. I figured out how to remove the car's radio panel/cover. I took
> out the radio, and it jingled. I took the top off the CD player and
> shook out four coins. I thought maybe the coins had permanently shorted
> out the CD player, but I plugged it back in, and it worked just fine.
>
> So that's the story in case anyone is actually interested

You forgot the crucial piece of information: you have small children
and allow them to play in the car.

That would have cut the diagnostic time down to about two seconds.

Re: SOLVED -- Odyssey, radio works, speakers dont; engine causes buzz in speakers when lights on
 

In article <Xns958BA10C8ABDFftrobaugh@130.81.64.196>,
Frank Trobaugh <rmills1993@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Frank Trobaugh <rmills1993@hotmail.com> wrote in
> news:Xns95865F36923F3ftrobaugh@130.81.64.196:
>
> > Randolph <trash@junkmail.com> wrote in
> > news:416B7CE3.17C38DE2@junkmail.com:
> >
> >>
> >> Frank Trobaugh wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Greetings,
> >>>
> >>> I have a 1997 Odyssey. Three days ago the speakers to the radio
> >>> stopped working. The radio, itself, works -- the LCD lights up, you
> >>> can switch stations, switch to CD, etc. -- you just can't hear it.
> >>> The speakers are silent.
> >>>
> >>> At least they were silent until last night when I was driving with
> >>> the lights on. Then there was engine interference -- a whining buzz
> >>> directly linked to the speed of the engine. The faster the engine
> >>> was spinning (OK, the engine wasn't spinning, but the parts inside it
> >>> were) the higher the buzz. The interference is only present when the
> >>> lights are on -- it goes away when the lights are off.
> >>>
> >>> Also, now I cannot turn my parking lights off.
> >>>
> >>> I a confident all these events are linked, and I leave it to some
> >>> clever diagnostician to give me some insight.> >> Regardless, I think your stereo is toast.
> >>
> >
> >
>
> It wasn't Coke, and it wasn't Sprite. It was $0.31 -- three dimes and a
> penny. I figured out how to remove the car's radio panel/cover. I took
> out the radio, and it jingled. I took the top off the CD player and
> shook out four coins. I thought maybe the coins had permanently shorted
> out the CD player, but I plugged it back in, and it worked just fine.
>
> So that's the story in case anyone is actually interested

You forgot the crucial piece of information: you have small children
and allow them to play in the car.

That would have cut the diagnostic time down to about two seconds.