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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 09:17 PM
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why do my 98 vet electric system flickers when i push the driver side window down or up?

It is like when i am just idleing i heard to fuel pump flickering along with the radio,havc and the headlights.like when i push the window button every thing just flick for a second.
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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 09:28 PM
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Probably time to check your battery connections as well as the battery to starter connection to insure they are clean and tight. How old is the battery?
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battery is no more than year old.
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The window motor is a high-current draw item which is why I was asking about the battery. You might want to have the battery load tested just in case. Is it only one window that is causing this?
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this is what it is doing. its like when the window is down when you push the up button it draw a big current and my havc dim along with my radio. you can also hear the relay fuse on the passenger side.
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The window motor is a high-current draw item which is why I was asking about the battery. You might want to have the battery load tested just in case. Is it only one window that is causing this?
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Does the window appear to come up at a normal speed when compared to the other side? Does the other side cause the same thing to happen with the massive current draw?
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