Re: Stereo rear amp shorted? - 87 5KTQ

[Wolff <quattro200@earthlink.net>]

Wow! You just missed the mondo amplified speaker thread. Yes, team door
handle has been there. Watch out for fire, seriously. The internal
speaker amps can short and cause a fire. We also covered fire
extinguisher location, fusible links.... I think crimp splices were in
there too...
Wolff
(Pop the amp out and look for bad solder joints, though with symptoms
like that I think it's more likely a shorted output transistor. Look for
stupid things too, like a wayward mounting bolt, or bent over speaker
connectors touching eachother.)

M Connors wrote:
> 
>     Can anyone offer any pointers to troubleshooting the rear amplifier
> in a 1987 5KTQ?  I have had a ongoing problem with no audio coming out
> of the rear speakers with my stock Bosch radio. This has prompted me to