Hi all,
I have a 1997 4Runner that I am getting ready to sell (sniff, sniff...so sad) and need to finally fix the radio. I had a very unfortunate diet coke explosion this winter which resulted in a frozen coke fountain all over the vents, heat/air control selector, and have had no radio since. Thanks to an excellent rendering on this site, I was able to take the dash off and clean around the radio, etc. (Coincidentally, my heat/ac vent selector will only slide back and forth between the 3 middle selections, and not either end...not sure if that is diet coke related too, or not)But, I have replaced the fuses on the driver's side under dash, and the radio still won't work. The first two times that I replaced the fuses, the radio worked for a few minutes (maybe ten) before getting all garbly and losing power totally. I think that my next step may be in removing the battery to replace those fuses. Before I go and do that, does anyone know of any other possible solutions? I appreciate all the help...

 

Sounds like your diet coke explosion has led to a failure of the radio. Replacing the fuses over and over is not going to fix it. The clock is also a known failure point on those 4Runners. What you write tells me you need to take the radio apart and clean it out, or just get a new radio and clock.

 

Save yourself the aggravation, change out the OEM clock and radio, they are not that expensive, Less then $50 for both. you did the hard part, cleaning up the residue so go with something that is pretty sure to be "clean" and just replace them. good luck

 

Thank you!! Sounds like a trip to the salvage yard!