[V8] flickering lights, voltage regulator?

Kent McLean kentmclean at mindspring.com
Thu Nov 3 08:25:29 EST 2005


Ed Kellock wrote:
 > Been at the car with a meter.  Checked at both the jump-start posts
 > under the hood and at the battery terminals.  Even though I have a
 > digital meter, the fluctuation was observable.  The good news is the
 > readings at both places were between 13.9 and 14.2 volts.

Try treating it like a slow battery drain -- start pulling fuses
to see if the voltage steadies. When/if it does, you've isolated
the culprit circuit. Then it's a matter of IDing the specific
component.  Maybe.

--
Kent McLean
'94 100 S Avant, "Moody"
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in smoke


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