billfrank85
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- Location
- Carbondale, IL
- Vehicle Year
- 2001
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Transmission
- Automatic
01 Ranger XLT extended cab.
The stock system consisted of a factory CD player and four speakers. Two in the door and two behind speaker covers in the extended cab.
I replaced all of the speakers and replaced the head unit with a Kenwood unit via Crutchfield. I paid extra for their ReadyHarness option, so they spliced the wiring and made it nice and clean.
I receive power and all four speakers work.
Sometimes when starting the truck, the head unit boots into STANDBY mode and the clock/date is reset. However, all of my radio presets are still saved and all of my EQ and other settings are still intact.
I have a brand new battery and brand new alternator. 12.6 at the battery and 14+ volts when charging.
It is worth noting that the old factory radio was completely dead AFAIK. I seem to have no problems getting 12v constant and switched.
Upon looking at the wiring diagram, it seems I have a HOT IN START (red/black) HOT AT ALL TIMES (light green/violet) and HOT IN RUN OR ACC (yellow/black). One thought is that the harness may be wired incorrectly, but if that were the case, I figure I would lose all settings and not just date/time. Plus I know they do hundreds of Ranger wiring harnesses so who knows. The Time Sync option is disabled on the radio, which is what most people online say to check.
Another thing on my list of things to check are the fuses. The battery cables are nice and tight, although I wouldn't mind replacing/upgrading them at some point.
The only other thing I can think of is that maybe the starter is pulling too many amps and causing voltage to dip down enough to mess with the radio. (This was another thing that was mentioned when researching). It's the original starter with 232k miles and it's pretty oily and grimy.
I am open to any other suggestions or things to check. Thanks in advance!
The stock system consisted of a factory CD player and four speakers. Two in the door and two behind speaker covers in the extended cab.
I replaced all of the speakers and replaced the head unit with a Kenwood unit via Crutchfield. I paid extra for their ReadyHarness option, so they spliced the wiring and made it nice and clean.
I receive power and all four speakers work.
Sometimes when starting the truck, the head unit boots into STANDBY mode and the clock/date is reset. However, all of my radio presets are still saved and all of my EQ and other settings are still intact.
I have a brand new battery and brand new alternator. 12.6 at the battery and 14+ volts when charging.
It is worth noting that the old factory radio was completely dead AFAIK. I seem to have no problems getting 12v constant and switched.
Upon looking at the wiring diagram, it seems I have a HOT IN START (red/black) HOT AT ALL TIMES (light green/violet) and HOT IN RUN OR ACC (yellow/black). One thought is that the harness may be wired incorrectly, but if that were the case, I figure I would lose all settings and not just date/time. Plus I know they do hundreds of Ranger wiring harnesses so who knows. The Time Sync option is disabled on the radio, which is what most people online say to check.
Another thing on my list of things to check are the fuses. The battery cables are nice and tight, although I wouldn't mind replacing/upgrading them at some point.
The only other thing I can think of is that maybe the starter is pulling too many amps and causing voltage to dip down enough to mess with the radio. (This was another thing that was mentioned when researching). It's the original starter with 232k miles and it's pretty oily and grimy.
I am open to any other suggestions or things to check. Thanks in advance!