So, was drivin'....doin' my thing, drivin' through town, and outta nowhere, my lights started gettin' dim...needles started dropping to zero, and popped back up to where they're supposed to be. Battery light, and anti-lock light came on. Stayed on. So, made my way home (15 minutes). Engine was running fine. I didn't feel a loss in power at all. I came home, turned it off. 10 seconds later, tried to start it...BARELY started.
So, turned it off...came inside, told my step-dad, we went back out about 10 minutes later, it had trouble starting again (battery was near dead), and it ran fine..no battery light, lights were bright as could be, I got outta the car as he was checking stuff near the alternator, and 2 minutes later, went to get back in the car...lights are dim again, and battery light came on. But we let the car run for 10-12 minutes just idling. So, the alternator has enough power to run the engine, but it's makin' my lights and stuff flicker.
If I give it gas up to 4,000rpms....battery light goes away (lights still stay dim) When I say lights, I mean.....headlights and dash lights. I turned my radio off. Once I let off the gas, and it goes back down passed 2,000......battery light comes back on.
My step-dad said something about a part inside the alternator? Regulator? It starts with an R. Says our cars have it.
So, turned it off...came inside, told my step-dad, we went back out about 10 minutes later, it had trouble starting again (battery was near dead), and it ran fine..no battery light, lights were bright as could be, I got outta the car as he was checking stuff near the alternator, and 2 minutes later, went to get back in the car...lights are dim again, and battery light came on. But we let the car run for 10-12 minutes just idling. So, the alternator has enough power to run the engine, but it's makin' my lights and stuff flicker.
If I give it gas up to 4,000rpms....battery light goes away (lights still stay dim) When I say lights, I mean.....headlights and dash lights. I turned my radio off. Once I let off the gas, and it goes back down passed 2,000......battery light comes back on.
My step-dad said something about a part inside the alternator? Regulator? It starts with an R. Says our cars have it.
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