papapete

Looking for advice on how to get the engine / alternater wine out of my 88
Will the noise filter I see on web sites work? Thanks

-=Jeff=-

Aftermarket or Stock sound system?

Help us help you by giving us more details regarding your sounds system currently..

papapete

Stock Bose with a cassette

WVZR-1

I'd think you would remove the belt from the alternator and see if the "whine" is still present.

-=Jeff=-

My guess is the Amps are starting to have issues. it is one of the first signs..

ddahlgren

Is radio 'wine' red white rose sparkling or what LOL

divotdug

LOL....

The best way to get rid of that wine is to go ahead and drink it.

papapete

Lol It's a nice Pinot Noir from California !

whalepirot

Or, perhaps a ground is breaking down from corrosion, blocking good contact. recall, the circuit is a loop and not all noise stems from the power side.
That capacitor may or not help, but as another posted, find out the source first, by the process of elimination.

Your task is easier with a factory system, that was not a whiner originally.

Been there; lots of articles on the subject.

papapete

This car has sat in storage for a while I will look in to the corrosion issues. It also gets a lot of scratch sound when I slide the bass& treble adjustments. Witch I thought is corrosion also.

Hot Rod Roy

Spray some "electronic contact cleaner" into those controls. Dirty sliders is a common problem. An alternator whine may also be a sign of a bad alternator. Have you tried the suggestion in post #4?

Baddabing

My 89 had the same problem..... It's was the front amps...
They looked like this:

papapete

Man those look pretty rough. I haven't tore into mine yet will post when I do