DIC problem
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Melting Slicks
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From: Sebastian Florida
St. Jude Donor '06
DIC problem
No not that one, the one in my car.. 
A couple of days ago the DIC started flickering and last night it started flicker real bad and everytime I hit the brakes it dims down for a second.
I should note that I ran my battery down twice in the last month, but the last time was over a week ago.
And no, viagra did not help.
A couple of days ago the DIC started flickering and last night it started flicker real bad and everytime I hit the brakes it dims down for a second.
I should note that I ran my battery down twice in the last month, but the last time was over a week ago.
And no, viagra did not help.
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St. Jude Donor '06
Originally Posted by Mikez40
Sounds like you may be having alternator problems. What does you Voltage reading do when you hit the brakes?
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Originally Posted by Randy93
I will check on my way home.
You said you drained the battery down a couple times, have you had the cells checked? You may have damaged a few and its having a tough time accepting a charge.
But marginal grounds will show up as all kinds of gremlins.
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Originally Posted by 65Z01
Maybe Cialis will get things up & running again. 
Check the voltage level reading on the dash as the battery or alt may not be keeping a full charge.
Check the alt, battery then grounds.
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St. Jude Donor '06
Ok, with the car in park with only the radio on, the volt display was jumping from a low of 13.7 to 14.5 and everywhere inbetween. I checked the battery ground and it is clean and snugged tight. Will have to wait for the weekend to check the other grounds. I thought of the battery, but for 4 or 5 days after I had to jump it, everything was fine. But I will stop by Autozone and have it checked, but I had it checked after the 1st time and they told me it checked out good.
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Definitely sounds like a faulty ground somewhere. If you didn't torque it, snug may not be sufficent. Did you hit the contact points with a wire brush? I know it sounds simplistic but many electronic problems can be traced to circuit issues.
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If it jumps between 13.7-14.5 Vdc after the engine has warmed up you may have a battery problem. My reading will go into the 14 Vdc range just after startup but it is steady with a slow drop into the mid 13 Vdc range as the engine warms up and the battery gets charged.
If the battery checks out ok, look to the connections at the terminal block behind the battery and at the grounds.
Also, you might check voltage directly at the battery terminals with a DMM.
If the battery checks out ok, look to the connections at the terminal block behind the battery and at the grounds.
Also, you might check voltage directly at the battery terminals with a DMM.