Green96GT Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Sometimes it depends on where I am, and sometimes it seems to be related to how the car is running. I'll come to a stop light and the static will abruptly stop a second before the car stops, then starts again when I start moving. Also static might start if I put the car in gear after being parked. Is this the alternator? A bad ground? Bad plug wires?? Help, I need to listen to Rush Limbaugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Sometimes it depends on where I am, and sometimes it seems to be related to how the car is running. I'll come to a stop light and the static will abruptly stop a second before the car stops, then starts again when I start moving. Also static might start if I put the car in gear after being parked. Is this the alternator? A bad ground? Bad plug wires?? Help, I need to listen to Rush Limbaugh if you're listening to rush, then i'm not helping. i've heard it's a ground wire. next we'll discuss religion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green96GT Posted October 15, 2006 Author Share Posted October 15, 2006 if you're listening to rush, then i'm not helping. i've heard it's a ground wire. next we'll discuss religion. I'd listen to Air America but they're bankrupt Which particular ground wire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brus brother Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Did this just start? Could be cheap plug wires. Radio Shack sells a small in line suppressor for the antenna line or there is a suppresor for on the back of the altrernator. Then again... Rush???... better off with no radio. Sometimes it depends on where I am, and sometimes it seems to be related to how the car is running. I'll come to a stop light and the static will abruptly stop a second before the car stops, then starts again when I start moving. Also static might start if I put the car in gear after being parked. Is this the alternator? A bad ground? Bad plug wires?? Help, I need to listen to Rush Limbaugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green96GT Posted October 15, 2006 Author Share Posted October 15, 2006 Did this just start? Could be cheap plug wires. Radio Shack sells a small in line suppressor for the antenna line or there is a suppresor for on the back of the altrernator. Then again... Rush???... better off with no radio. Where do I get a suppressor for the alternator? Plug wires are genuine Subie (thanks to the Forum for recommeding these). They were new a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OB99W Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Sometimes it depends on where I am, and sometimes it seems to be related to how the car is running. I'll come to a stop light and the static will abruptly stop a second before the car stops, then starts again when I start moving. Also static might start if I put the car in gear after being parked. [...]Help, I need to listen to Rush Limbaugh I seem to remember that your car had a used trans installed a little while ago. Did the AM interference start about that time, or was it apparent before? If the noise started when the trans work was done, I'd look into related wiring, grounds in particular. Air America may be financially bankrupt, but Rush is bankrupt in other respects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnW Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 The big ground wire above the starter would be a good start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green96GT Posted October 15, 2006 Author Share Posted October 15, 2006 I seem to remember that your car had a used trans installed a little while ago. Did the AM interference start about that time, or was it apparent before? If the noise started when the trans work was done, I'd look into related wiring, grounds in particular. Air America may be financially bankrupt, but Rush is bankrupt in other respects. It was doing it before the tranny change, BTW. Good memory!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 I'd listen to Air America but they're bankrupt Which particular ground wire? did you read this? http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=54389 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Having a good ground connection between the base of the antenna and the car body is important and a lot of these type of problems happen that way along with a bad antenna input connection. There are usually two types of noise that effect AM radio signals in a car radio. Alternator noise is heard as a whine that increases in frequency as the alternator speed increases. The other type of noise is generated from the ignition and it sounds like a pulsing noise which increases with engine speed and the ignition pulses increase. Having good chassis and engine grounds are important to keep these from being a problem also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 And a poorly connected antenna will often show up on am and not on fm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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