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Old 05-26-2009, 12:15 AM
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Originally Posted by knuckless
yeah that would have been mine to but i felt pretty confident in the one i have since i just replaced it last month.

i switched out the battery and bang she started right up no problem and plenty of volts at idle. around 13.4 the only problem now is my headlights and instrument lights are pulsating when at high rpms. no pulse at idle. im thinking i may have some slack in the alternator belt or a faulty headlight switch?
or a 5 dollar voltage regulator?


I currently have the same problem but my voltage regulator is some crap chinese 14 dollar one so yea i'm hoping a new one is going to do the trick
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Old 05-26-2009, 01:10 AM
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oh but if the headlight switch thing works for you let me know i'll have to try the same fix
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Old 05-26-2009, 09:01 AM
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the voltage regulator i put in was the $50 electric one from napa. supposed to last forever
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Old 05-26-2009, 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by knuckless
the voltage regulator i put in was the $50 electric one from napa. supposed to last forever
i'll have to buy me one of those


let me know if you replace the headlight switch and that does the trick
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Old 05-26-2009, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by nba1341
i'll have to buy me one of those


let me know if you replace the headlight switch and that does the trick
i just stopped by napa today and they are ordering the headlight switch for me, ill let you know how it works for me when i put it in. but for now id replace your voltage regulator with the napa one or if you want cheaper auto zone sells one for like $20
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