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Las Vegas style dashboard
Tonight on my way home, I noticed that all the warning lights on my dash would be dimly lit at idle. As soon as I give it gas and get the RPMs up around 1200 the lights go out. If it were just the battery light I would say it was an alt. or battery problem, but with all the lights I'm puzzled. I figure I need to look for a ground problem, but if anyone has any ideas, I'd appreciate hearing them.
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If you have the ability, a good option is to pull the alt, and have it rebuilt at a good local auto electric shop.
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For the whole story, go to my locker, open how too stuff, then Alternator Diodes.
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Thanks for the info guys. I guess I need to go to Advance in the morning so they can seal my fate.
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Alternator Fault Causing Flashing Dash Lights The dash indicator lights test circuit, incorporates blocking diodes to eliminate a sneak circuit which would otherwise exist. In an event involving faults within the alternator rectifier network, alternating current is induced on line. The result is pulses of reverse voltage, which pass the blocking diodes in the test circuit and energise the indicator lights.
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from personal experience, don't even bother with a bosch alt. Your best bet is to rebuild the one you have, I bought a bosch and lost my oem to the store for the core charge, three bosch alts later, I bought a used oem on ebay.
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Moved to the appropriate forum. Please take note of which forum you're posting in before you do it. Please.
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