Antenna relay?

[David Evans]

Last summer my power antenna on my '80 broke so i disconnected the wiring over the left wheel well and forgot about it because it was up at the time. This winter I bought a replacemnt form Eckler's and proceeded to install it. Seemed simple enough but it didn't respond when I turned on the radio. I disconnected it and tried it off a spare battery and it worked. Anyway, now I have no power to it or my door locks. I'm guessing it's the antenna relay? Is this a G.M. only part? I'm assuming the relay is the square shaped thing by the shifter? what does the turn singal flasher up further in the console do? by the way I can find no fuse to control the radio antenna.

 

[Stallion]

There is a fuse for the antenna, just look at a wiring diagram or something, it'll list it out. Change that first I would say. I wouldn't go digging for the relay yet. A fuse is about $2.

 

[David Evans]

That makes sense. I have a small fuse diagram in the owners manual but it doesn't list radio. I'll check door locks and see if there is something there. thanks!

 

[gary79]

the relay in your new antenna may be built in, try wiring it up, bypassing the old relay in the rear of the console. i had to do this with my new antenna. i left the old relay in just in case i find an original antenna in working condition.