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Post Thu Nov 18, 2021 1:03 pm

afternoon folks.

hoping someone can help.

just put a new battery on my sport & when i turned the ignition on all the lights on the overhead check panel lit up & started to flicker.

even when the engine was running they stayed lit & flickered.

anyone had this before? or knows what could be the cause & how to fix it?
if it's got t*ts or wheels it's bound to be trouble...............prove me wrong.
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Post Thu Nov 18, 2021 6:15 pm

If all you did was change the battery then I don't know what could cause that, sorry.

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Post Thu Nov 18, 2021 6:25 pm

BenHar wrote:
Thu Nov 18, 2021 6:15 pm
If all you did was change the battery then I don't know what could cause that, sorry.

Ben
no worries ben that fine,

i'll sus it.
if it's got t*ts or wheels it's bound to be trouble...............prove me wrong.
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Post Thu Nov 18, 2021 8:08 pm

Get a voltmeter and see what voltage the car is running at when on, it sounds like it might be overcharging like a Voltage Regulator fault.
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Post Thu Nov 18, 2021 8:15 pm

fixedwheelnut wrote:
Thu Nov 18, 2021 8:08 pm
Get a voltmeter and see what voltage the car is running at when on, it sounds like it might be overcharging like a Voltage Regulator fault.
I'll do that in the next few days,
if it's got t*ts or wheels it's bound to be trouble...............prove me wrong.
getting oral sex off an ugly person is like rock climbing.....don't look down ;)