~~ Added a ground. Still have flickering lights - low volt - INOP ABS BRAKE ~~
05-22-2010, 11:27 AM
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Are there any codes? Your lights are dimming for one of two reasons. Either something is drawing so much current that your alt is unable to keep up or the current its producing is not reaching the battery/circuits. I vote for number two. Will it do this while its idling? Try disconnecting one light and read the voltage at the socket...chances are you'll be reading less voltage than whats at the battery.
05-25-2010, 08:23 AM
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Everything dims and dies down together... All connections have been checked and they are good. I dont have the flickering anymore. Not since the ALT install. But I have seen it dip down to 12 volts about 4 times now... So no point in testing since its only happened 4 times in two weeks, I might be standing there awhile LOL
So yeah totally new issue.
Not even sure if it is an issue, but I would like to have eveything the way it should be
No codes
So yeah totally new issue.
Not even sure if it is an issue, but I would like to have eveything the way it should be
No codes
05-25-2010, 01:25 PM
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One thing you might try...disconnect pos and neg cables at both ends. Attach ohmmeter using clip leads (emphasis on the clip), and then wiggle the cables while watching the continuity. This almost sounds like its vibration related. Also, make sure that the exciter wire connection to the alt is clean/tight. They seem to have a problem in that regard. Take a voltage reading on the exciter wire while moving it around and see what happens.
05-25-2010, 03:17 PM
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What I find strange is that my car has all kinds of virbrations and I drive the **** out of it. Yet when the die down happened, the car was under normal accel and load. 3 out of 4 times. The other was just letting off the gas to cruise to a stop. I yanked on both neg and poss but it had no change. I visually inspected the best that I could, all possitives look great, the neg I havent checked so well (cant really see). The exciter wire is deff good.
I should mention that there have been various occasions where idle did surge when letting off the gas. Voltage did not change...
Could you possibly do me a favor? If so;
Record what your voltage is on a cold startup, then when warm and then again when you have been driving spiritedly. In order... TIA
I should mention that there have been various occasions where idle did surge when letting off the gas. Voltage did not change...
Could you possibly do me a favor? If so;
Record what your voltage is on a cold startup, then when warm and then again when you have been driving spiritedly. In order... TIA
08-31-2010, 02:13 PM
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I believe I have the same exact problem with my 96 Camaro RS 3.8. When driving at a steady speed most of the time, my lights dim (for just a second) and my ABS INOP light comes on. Not hitting any bumps, cruising at a steady speed, not doing anything crazy. I'm still trying to figure it out myself but I'm in the same boat as you. I haven't even found any clues or anything yet. I read a few forums that say the third brake light bulbs can cause this issue because they share the same ground and it worked for a number of people, but not me. If you came to a conclusion about what this would be, please post. I will do the same.
