AM Radio Noise

September, 2003



AM Radio Noise

-A bad ground between alternator and the battery or between the radio and the battery

-Make sure all brackets are reinstalled after an alternator change.

-A noisy I.C. chip in a regulator

-The hood must be well grounded

-Is it Ignition or alternator noise?

-Does it go away when the drive belt is off?

-Radio Shack has a capacitor that will work for alternator noise most of the time


Source: Various Auto Electric Technicians