On 1 Dec 2004 06:40:41 -0800, (Dr Bob Parker) wrote in
:

I have a 3 month old 2004 Ford-25 p/u and if I turn my radio to AM or
my CB on,
I can hear the ignition noise in my engine and turn signals cause a
clicking, and when I put on brakes or turn on headlights is causes a
clicking noise. Teh ignition noise just about drwons out reception
completely. Ford says it is in all of their trucks and put a new radio
in for me but it is the same. Local service dept says they have no way
of knowing how to remedy the problem, and will have to wait till
enough people complain and a fix is found. Can anyone tell me what the
problem is? I have heard it may be either the fuel pump or the
alternator, but ford service says they don't know how to fix. Dearborn
will not answer my queries now. I am about to file a Lemon law
complaint with the attorney general of FL which will require them to
fix or replace the truck.
I love the truck as I have all my ford trucks but this is
flabergasting me. bob


You will get similar symptoms if you lose one of the windings on the
alternator, or if you have a bad or failing diode in the regulator.
Most likely the latter. The engine will appear to run normally, but
the problem will eventually burn out the rest of your alternator and
possibly some of the electronics in the truck's electrical system. The
best way to test this is to hook the alternator to a scope and look
for a steady stream of spikes.







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