I had removed my fuse for the power antenna when that failed. After I cut the antenna out at the fender, I reapplied the fuse. When I did this for my 88 Deville with a new antenna to use, the problem was solved...the radio retained station memory and eq settings, etc. For my firebird, though there is no new antenna just yet, and the radio has to be reset when the key is out and then used again. Where is the solution to this problem?

Recently I've also posted problems with my two electric (OEM) fans, trying grounding of the relay wire to chassis and the A/C on as well. No Dice.

My next step is a pro diagnosis, likely with an expense, unless there is another thing I can easily try for that

BILL

Your '89 has a separate fuse for the antenna? My '86 only has the RADIO fuse that powers the radio and antenna relay. The power for the antenna motor itself is from the CTSY fuse on mine. Hmmm...

In any event, whatever fuse you removed is likely the one that supplies standby power to the radio, and was off long enough to dump the radio memory.

As for the fans, which wire(s) did you try grounding to get the fans to operate? What colors and where?

I mated from a Sony cassette to a GM/Scosche factory adapter, but the fuse (one at the radio is also 10A) is the one in the fuse box, also controlling the horn and power mirrors, along with the interior floor lights left in a convertible ASC.

I'll try my Delco to confirm it's not the harness, but I also have the factory plug reistalled from a previous theft before I owned it. Over the years it's gotten worse, so I'll be using long extentions gathered from a junkyard find to fix the old terminals. IT's still cutting out the left channel from time to time and alters the whole sound when it breaks up. As for the fan grounds, that was the off-white/white (supposedly green when new) wire off the relays themselves, grounded to the fender nearby (but painted white, I had some concern there as well)



Bill