Lights are flickering??
11-09-2007, 03:17 PM
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Lights are flickering?? 
Ok car has been doing this for a few months now and im finially able to have the time and money to fix this. The lights IE: headlights, dashlights every light flickers like i have a low battery. I have a new battery in the car, and the volts are reading normal even on a volt meter. Im thinking its the alternator is pulling power or not charging the battery properly. Ideas, suggestions solutions???
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11-09-2007, 03:36 PM
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I have this problem too. Though it's very subtle and usually stops after the car has been running for awhile. I know my serp. belt is worn and am hoping my replacing it this weekend fixes the problem.
Kinda weird b/c my 1991 did the same thing too.
Kinda weird b/c my 1991 did the same thing too.
11-10-2007, 08:49 AM
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mine was doing that. I had a new battery, cleaned all the grounds and checked all the cables I did find the main power cable from the battery to the alternator was frayed. I replaced it with some 2 GA car audio cable I had around and the flickering went away... but then about 3 months later it got soo bad one night it looked like I was flashing my lights. Next day I pulled the alternator and had it tested. Turned out the alternator was bad so I replaced it and no other problems since.
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11-10-2007, 10:50 PM
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I recently purchased the car and the voltage guage was dropping like crazy so I put a new alternator in it and while I was at it I changed the belt as the old one was cracked. Just noticed the slight flicker when cold and driving at night. I don't notice anything after it is warm though. Weird!
11-13-2007, 08:53 AM
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I replaced my belts last weekend and it didn't solve my flickering problem. I should clarify and say I don't notice the flickering while driving (though that's not to say it's not really there), only at idle.
11-13-2007, 09:12 AM
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Reading this thread on replacement alts, two people said their cars flickered from day one, so it could be just one of those f-body quirks.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/generation-iii-external-engine/646935-alternator.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/generation-iii-external-engine/646935-alternator.html
11-16-2007, 01:05 PM
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Reading this thread on replacement alts, two people said their cars flickered from day one, so it could be just one of those f-body quirks.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=646935
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=646935
11-19-2007, 10:31 AM
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My old one tested to be fine. I don't know what the deal was with it because it was working fine except for the flickering lights. I kept my old one and hope to get it rebuilt or whatever to put in the race car we're building. Everyone I had talked to about the flickering that said they had it claimed it was a wiring issue and had given me horror stories on how they had to get the dealership to replace wiring. I tried the cheaper route first and it solved my problem. 
11-23-2007, 01:16 AM
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My 2002 WS6 is flickering too. I only have 25k miles on it too. One thing I noticed... the flickering is not from voltage drops... it is actually voltage spikes, then returning to normal voltage. When my car idles, I get 14.55 volts at the battery. When I have driven the car a while, I get 14.10 volts still. What does everyone else see when idling? (Use an accurate multi-meter instead of the dash voltage gauge.)