heeeeeeeeeeelp!
heeeeeeeeeeelp! ok...i gotta lil problem here n i need sum help sortin it out.....at night when my lights turn on...a lotta the times my headlights and my overhead lights and all the lights in the car start flickering....anyone know what i can do to get rid of this???
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Do you have a big system? What is placing a large load on your electrical system? If you have none of the above, check your fusebox, maybe something is loose...? When it does "flicker" what is your battery voltage?
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Originally Posted by Snootch
Do you have a big system? What is placing a large load on your electrical system? If you have none of the above, check your fusebox, maybe something is loose...? When it does "flicker" what is your battery voltage?
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Originally Posted by VIP1
If you have a stock stereo and haven't added any taxing electrical components, then a higher output alternator is not needed. Its probably a bad electrical connection somewhere.
Is it actually flickering, or does it dim for a second? It might just be your A.I.R. Pump that you are seeing.
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Originally Posted by Snootch
You say mid to 3/4, what #s on the gauge? I consider "halfway" to be 13v, So it's peaking above 13.8v? like 15 or higher? You should experiencing 13-13.8v at idle, no more than 14v, and no lower than 11-11.5v. If you are seeing "surges" of 15v+ It is something wrong with the voltage regulator within your alternator. I would also check the 12v connection from the battery to the underhood fusebox at the fusebox. The connection has a red cap on it. See if it gets really hot, possibly you have a bad connection there. good luck with it. 
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How come the time stamp of your post is after mine (by several hours) but I posted after you? Look at my quote and you'll see what I mean.
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From: Showing Italians the power of LS1
Originally Posted by 01SSCloneZ28
i have the stock monsoon stereo system in my car.....my voltage jumps from mid to 3/4..........all my interior light(dash, stereo, etc.) flash along with my headlights
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Originally Posted by VIP1
I'll second that.
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On another note....
How come the time stamp of your post is after mine (by several hours) but I posted after you? Look at my quote and you'll see what I mean.
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On another note....
How come the time stamp of your post is after mine (by several hours) but I posted after you? Look at my quote and you'll see what I mean.
Sorry this went off topic.
Paul
solution found out my alternator was taking a ****.....thank u Ford ESP Warranty! got a new alternator for $100...now i just gotta get my torque arm in that just got here today..and get my tranny leak fixed... 