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re: electrical poltergeist



> >It has an electrical problem.  The lights suddenly brighten for no 
> >reason at all.  I'm not talking about the classic loose-alternator 
> >belt problem, where the lights brighten and dim with rpm.  This 
> >happens seemingly at random, and is coincident with a *drop* in rpm, 
> >as though I had turned on the air conditioner.  It usually, but not 
> >always, occurs at low rpm.  Bumps in the road don't make it happen or 
> >make it stop.
> >
> Voltage regulator on the alternator? I am unsure of what "coincident with a
> *drop* in rpm" is. Do you actually feel a drop in engine power when this
> occurs?

Thanks, you guys!  I may actually get that fixed today, even though 
it's 26 degrees and snowing outside.

"Coincident with. . ." was supposed to mean that it happens at the 
same time the rpm drops; I was trying to save my typing fingers, but 
it didn't work so good.  But, yeah, I do feel a drop in engine power. 
If the car's idling at the time, it nearly stalls.

Thanks again, y'all!

Carlee

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