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    Blinking Exterior and Interior Lights

    They both blink like a strobe when lit. All of the lights. I read in another thread that those are symptoms of a bad voltage regulator in the alternator. I am not an electrician, so I don't know where to start with the diagnostics. I have a 3G waiting for installation. If I install the 3G and the problem persists, will the 3G make it worse?


    Packman
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    the 3G won't make it worse... but if it's the same, the 3G has the same problem. Do the swap... it'll probably fix the problem. AC current is coming into your system instead of DC. I'd not run that car until the 3G is swapped in just to help keep the magic smoke inside all of the electronics.

    Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
    rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)

    Originally posted by gadget73
    ... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.

    Originally posted by dmccaig
    Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.

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      #3
      Damn!!! I wish Putter Project was running. I could give the Ranger to my mom. This has been a problem for a while. My mom doesn't do too much driving at night, so I am not too worried about that. I will wait until this Polar Vortex slides by to install the 3G. Thanks SLY


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        #4
        when i had this problem with my car, it started 2 days before the alternator harness melted down. Make sure yours isn't starting to fail. At a minimum, make sure the connections on the alternator are clean and in good shape.
        86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
        5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

        91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

        1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

        Originally posted by phayzer5
        I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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