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Lights Flickering
05-26-2007, 09:23 AM
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Lights Flickering I just got my 2001 Camaro SS and notice at night while I'm driving all the lights flicker even the dash just enough to notice. I used my volt meter to check the battery I get 12v. I started my car and and check again and I'm getting about a little over 13.5. I check the battery connections all tight and clean. I check also the ground one on the battery side and another on driver side all look good. I ntoice a few people or having this issue. Could it still be the alternator even if it's charging?
im looking for an aftermarket one right now...see my thread in general lsx section...
05-26-2007, 02:13 PM
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Alternator I found this on Ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LS1-C...QQcmdZViewItem
They also sell the High Output also.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LS1-C...QQcmdZViewItem
They also sell the High Output also.
05-26-2007, 06:03 PM
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I don't know if this is your problem but I remember when I bought my car I would go over bumps and my lights would come on and off inside? I figured out that it was my trunk that was open and I geuss these car don't have a light for when your trunk is open I still feel dumb because I didnt notice it for like 2 weeks 
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05-28-2007, 02:05 AM
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I had the same problem, replaced the alternator and teh problem went away, i read the voltage output with my mac multimeter and the graph showed 12.8 to 15.9 graph scales
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05-28-2007, 10:08 AM
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Read the voltage on AC. if you get any AC current the regulator inside the alternator is bad. The ac current is getting through and causing your lights to flicker.
06-02-2007, 05:26 PM
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alternator Well it was the alternator. Replaced it light are not flickering anymore. But I have another problem now. While I was replacing the alternator I had to move the tranmission cooler lines just a little now I have a leak I can not see where it's coming from But my guess it's where the lines hookup to the tranmission. Is this a costly repair if I bring it to a shop?
06-04-2007, 11:41 PM
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I don't know if this is your problem but I remember when I bought my car I would go over bumps and my lights would come on and off inside? I figured out that it was my trunk that was open and I geuss these car don't have a light for when your trunk is open I still feel dumb because I didnt notice it for like 2 weeks lol.
lol.I did the SAME thing!
06-06-2007, 09:03 AM
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The only time my lights would dim and come back up is when my cooling fans kick on... anyone else notice this? Happens on the highway as well... its not a flicker, just they dim for a second then come back.
01-08-2015, 12:22 PM
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2001 z28 same problem I checked the alternator at auto zone . Said it was good ? My lights still flicker and I did a code scan on it and it brought up misfires and a shortage ? Could it be a ground by the alternator ?? Plz help
01-09-2015, 12:21 AM
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I had this happen a year after getting the hawk in 05 with just 300 miles on the od. Lights flickered maybe 3 times in a 30 day period. Did that Big 3 upgrade shortly after that and never happened again.
