Everything is blinking!
#11
03-11-2013, 02:16 PM
The original owner must have paid extra for the disco package, check the codes in the glove box, then paint ******* wagon on the side
#12
03-11-2013, 09:09 PM
Today I charged the battery and removed the alternator. I discovered that I have a bad bearing in the alternator but it is otherwise good. After I reinstalled it (after a small cleaning, couldn't change the bearing today) and started the car with the recharged battery there was no more flicker. Guess I have to see whether it comes back as the battery drains. However the question about grounding points is still up, because when I turn on the hazards without the engine running my interior lights start flicker in the same rhythm as the hazard lights.
Your alternator is on its way out. I replaced a unit on a car I had a few months ago. The alternator tested good but the bearings were noisy. Since that puppy was one of the worst ones to replace, I decided to put a rebuilt on it rather than pull it again later.
It had gremlins in the electrics and they went away with the new unit. What happens is the shaft bounces around and the brushes can't stay on the armature.
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