flickering battery light...
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flickering battery light...
I have a battery light that just started flickering in the last week. I have a real voltmeter hooked up, and i have not seen any drop in the readings, stays between 13.6 - 14.2, usually runs right around 14... the light flickers when i start to get rpms up around 2k, and seems to come on steadier over 2k rpm... i have seen alternator codes in the past, but i have never seen this idiot light come on.... Do you think i have an alternator going bad, or do i have a short somewhere..? My mule is closing in on 120k miles, and i'm almost positive this is the original alternator. Also, do not think i have the dual alternator setup. Thanks for your opinions guys, i'm sure you'll point me to where i should look first.
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Originally Posted by Badluck
yea sounds like its time for a new alternator my original just went out at 160k
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There was another thread going with alternator problems here the last few days, somebody was saying something about a 6 g alt. I dont think the price was much more but they had some that went up to 200 amps.
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There was another thread going with alternator problems here the last few days, somebody was saying something about a 6 g alt. I dont think the price was much more but they had some that went up to 200 amps.
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When my batt light flickered it was just a bad conection at the alternator. But after 100K miles, it is probably time for a new one. Carquest has them for $120 lifetime warrenty.<!-- KEN: 1-13-2007: show 300x250 ad-block to non-Club FTE users in the 1st post of every page --><!-- / Ken, end of hack --><!-- / message --><!-- no sigs except when logged in --><!-- sig --><!-- KEN: 1-13-2007: show 300x250 ad-block to non-Club FTE users in the 1st post of every page --><!-- / Ken, end of hack --><!-- / message --><!-- no sigs except when logged in --><!-- sig -->
