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PostPosted: Mon Feb 26, 2018 8:45 pm 
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My alternator light keeps flickering and I don’t know why.... tested it with the multi meter which said it was charging. Sometimes the lights out other times it’s dull and flickers on..... any ideas?

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 26, 2018 9:04 pm 
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Needs new alternator brushes. Classic symptom they are going.

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 26, 2018 9:17 pm 
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Loose pulley can do this too.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 10:59 am 
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Ok thanks fellas I’ll look at both of those to see which it is.

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 12:37 pm 
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i would also check the condition of the solinoid terminals (eyelet-nuts & Spades), often (if they`re rusty/crappy) they can "Barely" contact & the light will stay "slightly" on & ****** ,,, i`m not saying that this is your problem but sooo very often these little solinoid-spade-terminals are forgotten about & are generally quite rusty & if it isn`t a problem now, i will bet that it will be soon :-)

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