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Lights flickering at idle 200 1993

posted by  Jorrell on  Thu Sep 16 16:15 CST 2010
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Teal 240,

Stop by an Advance Autoparts or Autozone and have them do a free battery and alternator test in the parking lot. I suspect they will say that your battery is fine but the alternator has a bad diode plate so you are down to 1/3rd of the charge capability of a good alternator. If the diode plate is bad, go for a rebuilt unit, based on price, not necessarily where you had it tested.

I've had three diode plates in the alt fry this way one each in an 89, a 90, and a 92. I know that two of them smoked due to a bad ground wire to the battery.

jorrell
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92 245 299.3K miles, IPD'd to the hilt, 06 XC70, 00 Eclipse custom Turbo setup...currently taking names and kicking reputations!






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