RADIO WIRING HELP

I GOT A 96 F250 DIESEL. I HAD AN AFTERMARKET HEAD UNIT IN MY TRUCK BUT DIDNT LIKE IT AND PUT THE ORIGINAL ONE BACK IN (ALSO AFTERMARKET). THE ONLY WAY I CAN GET IT TO TURN ON IS IF THE CONSTANT AND SWITCHED WIRES ARE SPLICED TOGETHER. THE RADIO STILL DOESNT KEEP SETTINGS SAVED ONCE I SHUT OFF MY TRUCK. ANY IDEAS? PLEASE HELP

You just have to make sure the yellow wire is tied to a constant hot wire. Just about any wire that's always hot will do.

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And take cap locks off!!!!!

trouble is i cant find a constant hot. i used a test light and all the wires in the harness are cold when i turn the key off. sorry bout the caps

Check your fuses. One of the wires for the radio is constantly hot unless a fuse is blown. Does your cig lighter work?

i checked all the fuses. they all good. everything thats on the same fuse as the constant on the radio works perfect. im bout to try runnin a seperate wire to a dif constant in the truck and see if that does the trick

Check your fuses. One of the wires for the radio is constantly hot unless a fuse is blown. Does your cig lighter work?

x2 Cig lighter is usually a good spot to grab a constant 12v from.

if i remember corectly the switch wire under the dash is red with stripe...

Thanks for your help guys. I bypassed the harness and tapped the constant into my cigarette lighter.