this one was a little weird-

I was driving my car, and all of a sudden, the head lights got brighter, the fan for my heater ran faster, and the dash lights got brighter. After a few seconds, the battery light came on and the ABS light came on (under/over voltage protection?) I took out the battery and load tested it, and it''s good. I took out the alternator and had it tested and it''s good. Any ideas?

Hey, this one was a little weird. Wondering why your IP address says your from this location

Country: United States
State/Region: VA
City: Yorktown
Latitude: 37.1743
Longitude: -76.4799
Area Code: 757

when your profile says your from Everett,wa Thats around 2000 miles apart
Edited by: sw2cam

I''m in the military, I travel a lot. i''m doing some training at the CG training center in yorktown, Va.

My question is, what does that have to do with my car?

sw2camdoes a lot of travelling, and thought he had found a ''kindred spirit''.


I would have thebattery and alternator put back in the car, and run a charging system test. I suspect the regulator circuit is breaking down under load

Thats the ticket ......... kindred.

Really it has nothing to do with your car .... It has to do with this web site and what goes on here. If you find it offensive that I ask then I don''t know what to say. Edited by: sw2cam

I''ll have the regulator checked, thanks man.

sw2cam: Sorry dude, I guess I didn''t understand what you were getting at. No hard feelings.

I''ll bet if you check where I was posting from when I post from work, it would say Hawaii even though I''m physcially sitting in California.

Thing is Mike .......... I know who you is.