Ryan A Harris
Registered User
I have a new problem with my 95 SC. For awhile now the headlights, dash lights, tail lights all will flicker/serge/pulse. The lights have never gone off while this pulsing/flickering/serging has gone on. All the fuses look ok, the battery and alt have been tested and are working fine.
So this morning, I hop in the car to drive to work, and the car won't start. Nothing at all. (The car ran fine the day before, and at 11pm when I moved it let the girlfriends car out). I used my keypad to open the door. All the interoir lights came on once the keypad was hit, and all the int lights came on once the door was open as well. But nothing when tring to start her up. So I get out my battery jumper, and thats still not enough power to turn it over.
I have done some searching, and the flicker/pusling/serging lights have led me to next look at the head light switch & Mulit function swicth, which I'll do tonight. But can these flicker/serging/pulsing lights have any affect on the car not starting? I have also checked the ground straps for the headlights, and in the engine bay too, they look ok. Not lose, and the wires seem fine.
Also, the alt is a rebuild, so I was thinking that maybe the regulator could be shot. But when the car is running, the alt checks out ok. The wierdest part of this problem is if the lights are turned on when the car is not running, their is not flicker/pulse/serge. I have even taken off the underdrive alt pulley and replaced with the stock sized pulley. Again, with the car running, the alt checks out fine. The voltge is ok, but is that what I should be checking?
Any help would be great, my wallet can't afford me to guess for the fixes on this one.
So this morning, I hop in the car to drive to work, and the car won't start. Nothing at all. (The car ran fine the day before, and at 11pm when I moved it let the girlfriends car out). I used my keypad to open the door. All the interoir lights came on once the keypad was hit, and all the int lights came on once the door was open as well. But nothing when tring to start her up. So I get out my battery jumper, and thats still not enough power to turn it over.
I have done some searching, and the flicker/pusling/serging lights have led me to next look at the head light switch & Mulit function swicth, which I'll do tonight. But can these flicker/serging/pulsing lights have any affect on the car not starting? I have also checked the ground straps for the headlights, and in the engine bay too, they look ok. Not lose, and the wires seem fine.
Also, the alt is a rebuild, so I was thinking that maybe the regulator could be shot. But when the car is running, the alt checks out ok. The wierdest part of this problem is if the lights are turned on when the car is not running, their is not flicker/pulse/serge. I have even taken off the underdrive alt pulley and replaced with the stock sized pulley. Again, with the car running, the alt checks out fine. The voltge is ok, but is that what I should be checking?
Any help would be great, my wallet can't afford me to guess for the fixes on this one.
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