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Hello all. If it is not one thing (just replaced the pipe between the front and rear mufflers) on my wife's 1980 244, its something else. So today for the first time she shows me that when the key is turned on and the engine is started/idling, virtually all the indicator lights on the instrument cluster are on with very slight flickering. If the engine is rev'ed high enough, they seem to go out until rev's are reduced. I checked the alternator belts and they are fine. I checked the ground strap between engine and firewall plus all connections around the battery. I did find that the spade connector between what I think is the oil pressure sensor (next to the oil filter on the block) was disconnected entirely. I reconnected hoping that might do something. It did not. Not sure how or how long that has been disconnected. I then put my digital VOM with red to the positive battery terminal and black to a solid ground on VDC. The reading was a bit below 12V. I expected that when the engine was started and rev'ed I would see this climb due to the charging circuit kicking in. But upon starting, the voltage dropped to 10+V and stayed level. I have no idea how old the alternator might be. The battery is certainly over 5 year of age. So where to go/check next? Thanks!
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