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What causes the battery light to come on when the car is still running The headlights and inside lights dim and come back on full charge you already had the alternator and battery replaced?
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∙ 18y ago
There might be a short somewhere, and it is drawing alot of power. It is like an electric chair...When extra voltage is used, the lights flicker, and when the switch is off,it goes back to normal. trying to find the short could be hard though.
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∙ 18y ago
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