Hello all. I’ve been having some trouble with my the radio in my C10 lately and rather than chase a false lead for hours on end, I figured I should try to ask people who know actually what they’re talking about. Here are the details: The radio is the original radio that came with the truck. It rece…

Check the ground on the antenna where it is connected to the body. When it worked by you grabbing the antenna you provided the ground connection.

Sorry, I should have mentioned that we already had it connected to the body. We thought that paint might be messing with the connection, but no luck, even when it was direct metal-to-metal.

"old_mopar_guy Have someone who knows what they are doing adjust the “antenna trimmer” Forgot about that one have not seen one in many year’s,

I saw that that is why I forgot about the antenna trimmer it has been to many year’s since they had that feature.

I will have to try that out. Thank you!

Lol. The uncle who taught me whatever I know about cars died in1968. I picture me getting to sit and talk with him again, after I kick the bucket and explaining that cars no longer have carburetors or distributors, and that his beloved Chrysler Corp is now owned by Fiat. He’d give me a shot in the b…

If you want to have some fun one day do as I do about once a year I have a set of point’s laying around but anything on that order would work. Go a part’s store and lay it on the counter a say I need a new one and watch the look on their face as they try to figure out what it is…

I get almost all my parts online now. I’ve converted all three of my old cars to electronic ignition. It’s usually one of the first things I do when I buy one.

1965 Chevy C10 Radio Trouble

Maintenance/Repairs

old_mopar_guy September 21, 2020, 12:21am 4

Have someone who knows what they are doing adjust the “antenna trimmer”. It’s a small screw behind the tuning knob, and needs to be adjusted by a small screwdriver with a non- metallic shaft.

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