11-25-2011, 12:46 AM
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!
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!