cperna15 Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 hello, would anyone know why my lights flicker on my car, like all the lights interior and exterior and it gets worse when the idle goes up=[ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns87 Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Check your connections at the alternator (make sure they're tight). Also look at the AUX terminal on the driver side of the car, and any grounds that are bolted on the header panel near the headlights. Those are a great place to start since they are all in the open. Just look for corrosion, loose bolts, etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cperna15 Posted April 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 everythings tight, i think its cause my car has no overdrive and id have the engine at 4k for lont periods of time and it might of burnt the altanator out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 i would take the alternator to AZ or someplace to have it tested. it could be bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cperna15 Posted April 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 yeah im gonna do that once i put my new trans in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfangd Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 sorry to hijack but my contour 2.5l has done that ever since my old alternator seized up and broke. I replaced the alternator and ever since the more you rev the engine the more it flickers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 sorry to hijack but my contour 2.5l has done that ever since my old alternator seized up and broke. I replaced the alternator and ever since the more you rev the engine the more it flickers have it tested. sound like a bad rectifier or something.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfangd Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 well i drove it to 2 different advanced auto stores to test the charging system and battery and they said no problems. We picked up a new regulator but i dont think it will make a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 well i drove it to 2 different advanced auto stores to test the charging system and battery and they said no problems. We picked up a new regulator but i dont think it will make a difference. you should have it tested off the car... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShockTherapy Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 well i drove it to 2 different advanced auto stores to test the charging system and battery and they said no problems. We picked up a new regulator but i dont think it will make a difference. you should have it tested off the car... x2, my old GTP did that as well and was tested good in the car but bad on the bench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfangd Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 well the only problem is it is a huge PITA to pull the alternator back out lol, I will have to pull it back out next week, Damn 2.5l Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtwmechanic Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 take off the charge wire on back of altenator and start car, still flickering? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3pt1lumina Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 My Lumina did the same thing. The alternator was bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfangd Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 that is a damn good idea, + 1 for JTW mechanic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cperna15 Posted April 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 take off the charge wire on back of altenator and start car, still flickering? good idea bro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakdown Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 After 18 months of being told my battery was bad (I think that it was one bad cell), I was driving home one night in the rain and the lights started flickering in and out. They settled a little when the windshield wipers were turned off and the radio as well. I replaced the battery the next day, I had the car another 2.5 years afterwards and never replaced the alternator. My pick is the battery, won't properly charge and the alternator is being overworked. I know it sounds like the reverse, but in my instance it was this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtwmechanic Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cperna15 Posted April 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 well i disconnected the charge wire and no flickering so i guess im going to get a new altornator this weekend at the junkyard since im going there already cause i rear ended another car today so im going to need a hood, fender and bumper. everything will cost me 115 and its already red but i just have to take it off myself.........will the red from one gp match mine or am i going to have to go to macco? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtwmechanic Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 not sure on color match,if both cars have the same paint code then a buffer will be your best friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiderw31 Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 ^ x2 on what jtw said. Even if they don't match, after you go to macco, they still won't match! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 ^ x2 on what jtw said. Even if they don't match, after you go to macco, they still won't match! x3 I've done a few color matched part swaps. makes it all easier when they do match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cperna15 Posted April 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 lets just hope they match if not ill get a whole paint job from macco, i have a gift cirtificite for there that my mom bought me for christmas a while back for my 1966 gmc....but then i sold it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtwmechanic Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 free paintjobs rock, even if it is from macco. anyone teases you cuz their jealous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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