I'm campin and have new batteries for my stereo but it wont work. No power at all.

You need to clean all the batt. and starter solenoid connections.
make sure they are tight
make sure to clean batt neg wire at body connection
check your fuse link to starter from battery,
a 6 inch section of thinner wire designed to burn out to protect starter. this is why you can jump starter you bypass the blown fuse link.

mike

A blown fuse is more likely. Most cars have two fuses in the vehicle fuse box that can supply power to the stereo, and there's another fuse built into the back of the stereo unit itself. It's not uncommon for one or more of these fuses to blow when the battery is changed.

I'm having the same problem.

OUr diagrams only go back to the 1996 model year, which should be the same, use this link to access the owners manuial which contains the fuse box information.

Providing you also ran a ground direct from battery, you need a trigger wire from stereo i usually run off power antenna wire.Some stereos have a seperate amp or trigger wire already coming out you just need to run it to amp.

you probably need to check all your fuses.

Look for a second power wire that needs to be hooked up. There is one wire that is switched (runs from the ignition) and another that is direct from the battery. You can test for this with a light or a meter. Typically the always hot wire will include an in-line fuse to prevent fires in the event of a short... Hope this helps...;-)

Be sure that your stereo is okay. Couple of times the stereo goes bad not that it won't work well but the stereo will be shorting the power on the battery whenever the car is idle.

Good luck.

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your power supply may not have enough power to run the radio.