Int/Ext Lights dim/flicker/strobe at high rpm
 

I have a repeating symptom of the lights dimming/flickering/strobing when engine RPMs go above 4k. I've only noticed this when merging onto the highway as this is the only reason for me to rev that high. There is no flickering/dimming below that engine speed.

I had the battery checked before winter and it was ok. Battery is about 4 years old. No indicator on the dash. Car starts fast every time. I'm kinda leaning that the alternator is on its way out, but I'm deferring my suspicions to someone who knows better than me, cuz i don't know nuttin.

Ideas?

Sounds like the alternator to me too. If it were mine, I'd pull it apart and put some new brushes in it. But, I'm a cheap old bastard.

You're not cheap, you're old school where ya only replace what needs replacin'.

Dave -- are you sure the car did not come with the Disco Strobe Package (DSP?) It's also supposed to retune your radio to the KC and the Sunshine Band channel

Well the dome light does want to fall down and swing around.....

Dave, my wife said if it want to cure it, just roll down your window and yell at some woman on the street, "Shake Your Booty"! Derf, LMAO.

If I get slapped, I'm passing it on to you!

Garage is testing the alternator Wednesday morning.

I knew my emergency polyester leisure suit I keep in the trunk would come in handy! It's right next to the extra bottle of oil and my Trunk Monkey!

The garage has traced it to a bad belt and belt tensioner pully. And are glad to replace them for a fee of $330.

Geez! That isn't a bad job, anyone with a floor Jack and a mild assortment of metric sockets and wrenches can do it. The biggest size you need is 19mm to take the passenger side wheel off. The rest are 13, 14, and 15mm.

Hell, for that much I'd ALMOST drive up there and do it for you. If I still lived in Tennessee, I'd come do it for $300. But I don't, so I won't.

Yes, it's isn't a tough job. But it is if you don't have a floor jack, stands, and the right tools.

The cost of stealing them and making bail for stealing the tools is less than $330

It's never too late to accumulate the essentials....pays for itself after 2 minor repairs.

Just sayin

I'll take that under consideration!

You can get a low profile bottle jack from tractor supply that will fit under the car. It will be a bit cheaper than a floor jack. You can use wood blocks instead of jack stands to save money. Then a small metric/ standard tool kit from any big box store will get you through. I'm not big on foreign tools, but to save money, they will do the job.