flickering alternator light
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flickering alternator light
My alternator light is flickering, but it is charging fine and the alt meter is showing normal voltage. I can see the meter jump when I have a load on it at idle, so I know its working.
anyone know what would be causing this?
it is a 93 F150 w/5.0 and 4X4
Thanks.
anyone know what would be causing this?
it is a 93 F150 w/5.0 and 4X4
Thanks.
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i not shure about that dummy light.. but mine was doing it with an battery like light... maybe its the same one as yours.. becuase yours is newer..
start it let someone move the wires... a bit see if the light flashes... if it does you have loose conections
start it let someone move the wires... a bit see if the light flashes... if it does you have loose conections
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Check the small wire running to back of alt. The conections fail. I have extras in work bench it happens so much to different truck
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Checked the connection at the solenoid and it was fine. Here's and update...the light goes off when I rev the engine higher. It is no longer flickering when idleing, it is always on, then when the rpm goes over 1800 or so, it starts flickering then when over 2200 it goes off? Could this be the brushes? The alt meter is still showing good voltage though (like 16 or so) from idle on up???
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mary Xmas 
may God bless you and your family 
16 Volts!?!?!!? then its flikering becuase its overcharging... i had that problem when my regulator was bad my voltage meter was WAY!! up by the 18..
and the batt light was on...
chek your regulator.. bring it by napa or someplace have them test it for you its free .. and its soppose to be 14 Volts at idle.
maybe its not the brushes brushes will cuase low charge... regulator maybe going bad?
may God bless you and your family 16 Volts!?!?!!? then its flikering becuase its overcharging... i had that problem when my regulator was bad my voltage meter was WAY!! up by the 18..
and the batt light was on...
chek your regulator.. bring it by napa or someplace have them test it for you its free .. and its soppose to be 14 Volts at idle.
maybe its not the brushes brushes will cuase low charge... regulator maybe going bad?