Help Me Please

[5.0L_Of_Fury]

ok...heres the deal..put my new CD player in went for a drive to listen to it...puff of smoke comes out of steering colum check engine light comes on tach(factory and aftermarket) starts reading wrong and it just runs like crap in general...my dad thinks it might be the computer...any ideas?....im so stressed

Sounds to me like you have something wired wrong or don't have it grounded right. This is the exact reason I always suggest crutchfield for car audio. Did the radio work?

[tireburner163]

You DID inspect the harness for damage after the old CD player fried, didn't you?

[5.0L_Of_Fury]

I inspected everything and the cd player works fine the old one was internal damage not on the car...I unplugged my bat. for like 30 minutes to reset the computer and it still didnt fix it the only thing I am worried about is the tach..I cant hear it over the system I know I could turn it down but whats the point in having at least 1000 bucks in a system and not turning it up...I hope to replace this motor in about 6 months but it has to last me till then so I need to get this fixed
Still Frustrated

[5.0L_Of_Fury]

ok well first peice of good news I got....I went to my mechanics house tonight and he said it sounds like the ignition switch so he told me to drive it home un hook the battery and replace it tommorow...maybe that will fix it..if not if you listen REAL close about 11 AM you might hear the sound of a 93 2.3L LX mustang exploding from 50LBS of dinomite

If it is the ignition switch, you may want to call your Ford dealer and see if your car would be covered by a recall they had on the igniton switch. Its a heck of a coincidence that it just started happening after the stereo install. I hope that is all it is..

[mustangman65_79]

if your after market tach went out too, I'm thinking it is a wiring prob. Sounds like something grounded out. Uninstall the cd player and look at all the wires. I think your after market tack goes straight to your coil, doesn't even go through the comp.

[5.0L_Of_Fury]

ok...my after market tach runs off the computer feed...and the factry one dosent work either...I replaced the ignition swith today...didnt fix it..going to run the codes tonight...am thinking maybe magnetic pickup or coil pack fried..who knows...

[5.0L_Of_Fury]

Got it fixed...hooked it to the computer and all it said was an air bag problem(gee wonder why)and a brake light problem(didnt know I have been running with no brake lights but anyways thanks to the help of cyberstang5.0 I got it fixed turns out a coil pack was bad 40 bucks from autozone(114 from ford )
when I got mine off there was a crak in the bottom and the "guts" of it had melted and had "dripped" out of this crak to leave a nice little trail of melted plastic down my motor but thanks guys and girls for your help