Head lights Fading in/out

• Mar 9, 2011

• #2

Viago

Certified NRA Instructor

Hapends when I drive, at a stop. Fan on heater fades and clicking sound on auto on floor. Could it be altenator? I had both fan belts replaced about a mo ago cause was doing this.

Side note. my wagn is still foggy in back windows after hrs of heat.

05 2. 5Rs wgn.

 

• Mar 9, 2011

• #3

4WRXter

Skier!

Do you have an aftermarket underdrive crank pulley, by chance? Check to be absolutely sure the belts are tight.

 

• Mar 9, 2011

• #4

Viago

Certified NRA Instructor

Unsure....

How would I tell, would belt have slack

 

• Mar 9, 2011

• #5

4WRXter

Skier!

Belts may not be slack with underdrive pulley. It is a smaller crank pulley for faster engine spool-up. It won't spin the belts/alternator fast enough at idle and slower speed, possibly resulting in dim lights and such. This is a total guess, but I am guessing most aftermarket pulleys would be colored. Blue, gold, red.?.?

 

• Mar 11, 2011

• #6

Chris

YARRR SUBY MONSTER!!

4WRXter said:

Belts may not be slack with underdrive pulley. It is a smaller crank pulley for faster engine spool-up. It won't spin the belts/alternator fast enough at idle and slower speed, possibly resulting in dim lights and such. This is a total guess, but I am guessing most aftermarket pulleys would be colored. Blue, gold, red.?.?

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Pretty much anything besides rust coloured.

 

• Mar 31, 2011

• #7

Viago

Certified NRA Instructor

After market stereo turn off and on when brks applied and random intrvals stereo and heat turn off for like 5 sec. Lights kinda strobe. sqeels when I turn left.

Belt was checked no slack.

 

• Mar 31, 2011

• #8

i-wagon

Well-known member

I think you may have a serious issue there. Is your battery dummy light coming on? If you have a spare alternator try putting it in and see if that helps any. But it sounds like you might have a helluva short somewhere

 

• Mar 31, 2011

• #9

Viago

Certified NRA Instructor

I been told new bat might work. But ima pull my head unit out for now. See if that's the prob.

Fml

 

• Apr 1, 2011

• #10

Chris

YARRR SUBY MONSTER!!

Viago said:

I been told new bat might work. But ima pull my head unit out for now. See if that's the prob.

Fml

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What does FML mean?

 

• Apr 1, 2011

• #11

GClark

New member

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• Apr 1, 2011

• #12

Nigel Prodrive

Dirt surfer

hate to fml your morning any worse, but sure sounds like bad alt. voltage regulator is built-in, sounds like that is fried. are you losing dash lights, digital odo and such? that is a dead giveaway.

 

• Apr 1, 2011

• #13

Chris

YARRR SUBY MONSTER!!

you life is fucked because of an electrical problem? I can think of a lot worse things ...