kcd1184 Posted July 12, 2004 Report Share Posted July 12, 2004 Got called to work for a conveyor outfit at the Neon plant in Belvidere,Il lastFriday. Need to move some rail around up in the paint department. Two shifts, 12 hours each,schedualed for nine days. I love working in car plants. Anyhow, I'm driving to work and the speedometer and the tachometer's light brightness fluctuates . Like you were turning the brightness knob up and down except instantaneous. The odometer and trip lights don't flicker. You get the feeling that the light wants to go off, but it hasn't, yet. Come to think of it, I seem to remember this happening on the way back from Dallas when I went down there to pick up the car. I think the headlight brightness fluctuated along with the speedometer and tachometer also. I forgot about it and haven't noticed it lately but then I haven't been doing much night or early morning driving. Any ideas what to look for? Kent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wontgoslo Posted July 12, 2004 Report Share Posted July 12, 2004 whats your voltage doing on your DIC? do you work on telebelts too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcd1184 Posted July 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2004 Voltage runs 13.3 to 13.6 but sometimes drops into the high 11's at low rpms. I'm not familiar with telebelt term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Posted July 12, 2004 Report Share Posted July 12, 2004 Kent, I run 13.6 or so with the A/C on. 14.5 or there abouts without A/C. 11's sounds awful low. Maybe a bad battery, alternator or regulator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcd1184 Posted July 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2004 Why don't All the lights that are on at the same time act in unison? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Posted July 12, 2004 Report Share Posted July 12, 2004 Hmm, good question. All I know is 11's sounds low. I think this is one for Guru or Logan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted July 12, 2004 Report Share Posted July 12, 2004 kcd - in the original post didn't you say you thought they did all flicker in unison? I had a similar experience last year. The lights (dash and headlights) flickered. The odometer and trip meters stayed constant. Voltage varied significantly. $350 solved the problem with a new alternator. Also check to make sure all battery connectors are clean. -Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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