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Flickering lights and funny RPM behavior..
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For some time now, I've noticed my lights flickered even with the slightest load. To such that, even if I just turned my flashers on, every time they flashed, my dash lights would all dim. Same with the window- just using the window is enough to dim the lights. So at first I thought it could be alternator. But I just got a new alternator 3 months ago. Then I thought maybe a weak battery. So bought a very good heavy duty Interstate battery yesterday. Confident it would fix the problem, I start her up, turn flashers on, and same problem!! Thought maybe the battery wasn't charged fully. So after about 2 hours of driving, the condition didn't get any better.

So now I'm stuck on what the problem could be...anybody know what this is about?

And on a side-note, yesterday I noticed my RPMs wouldn't drop when I put the gear into neutral and coasted to a stop. It hovers around 2000 until the point the car comes to complete halt, and then drops down. And when it does drop down, I noticed it occasionally drops well below normal idle, and then comes back to normal idle rpm.

So wondering could the electric problem and this be related by any chance? 'Cause I know bad batteries and alternators can really make the car act funky.

Thanks for your support guys!
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Flickering lights and funny RPM behavior.. - arpaul15 - 11-25-2011, 12:46 AM

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