Dimming/Pulsing Lights FAQ/Overview STICKIE PLEASE - Page 2

Puggsley456 · 09-15-2007, 08:35 PM

Great thanks.

Maybe you should get the Admin to see if they can host those pics on here. I notice alot of pictures disappear on this site after a while. And this is a must have.

michcougar · 10-28-2007, 04:32 PM

Did this on the weekend and WOW what a PITA if you have sausage fingers/hands....
I ended up breaking the grey clip and fabing up a new clip.
I'd recomend doing this when replacing the alternator...

JayZee · 01-04-2008, 02:49 PM

May I ask what the point of taking the small single wire connector off is?

EDIT:: just kidding. so you can pull the clips up top for easy wire modification. lol yes george, i know im retarded.

JayZee · 01-06-2008, 09:04 PM

Did this fix a couple of days ago, following claymore's instructions, and my car is no longer a christmas tree

2001CougarWI · 01-22-2008, 12:45 AM

So, my cougar has been dying on me occasionally after coasting for a while, or just randomly at the occasional stop light. Some times the interior lights just dim a little and the engine almost quits then revs itself. Just tonight I put a volt meter on there and it sat at 14.1 when running if I gave it gas or not. Dropped off to 13.5 or .4 when the car was off. So is it time for a alt replacement, or just the crappy wires and the cold weather in WI effecting it? thanks

CougarTech · 02-13-2008, 10:08 PM

Ummm... Voltage should only be sitting at 12.6???? And that's fully charged.

kwg2371 · 05-15-2008, 04:07 PM

Hmmm my ALT has been replaced 2 times now and my powercap says I'm runnig 14.2 amps?? but I'm runnig the biggest ALT I can fit in it, Is that normal If not maybe I should do the re-wire.

Moraki · 05-19-2008, 04:08 PM

amps or Volts? thats a normal voltage for a running car. Thats a serious issue if its amps.

If so its likely you blew your alt fuse or something else is wrong.

Oh ya and i still strongly suggest not doing this mod in this fashion. It makes no allowances for load, and is not a propper fix. Though i do agree a new sensing wire needs to be run, i dont feel this is a good location, only an easy one.

kwg2371 · 05-20-2008, 01:22 PM

Oops I ment volts

spr_cougar · 07-29-2008, 10:18 PM

alright, i read through the 15 pages How To: Fix dimming lights/gauges

then finally found pics in this thread!

i have this problem on my '02 and there was only one post about an '02 in all of this. i haven't looked at my wiring yet but has anyone had this problem or done this fix to an '02?

i read there is only 2 wires in that connector, i'm hoping that one is red..

09-15-2007, 08:35 PM	#11 (permalink)
Puggsley456 NECO Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 42	Re: Dimming/Pulsing Lights FAQ/Overview STICKIE PLEASE Great thanks. Maybe you should get the Admin to see if they can host those pics on here. I notice alot of pictures disappear on this site after a while. And this is a must have.

10-28-2007, 04:32 PM	#12 (permalink)
michcougar NECO Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Fort Erie, ontario Posts: 2,232	Re: Dimming/Pulsing Lights FAQ/Overview STICKIE PLEASE Did this on the weekend and WOW what a PITA if you have sausage fingers/hands.... I ended up breaking the grey clip and fabing up a new clip. I'd recomend doing this when replacing the alternator... __________________ MICH, 99 laser red Roush cougar MTX - Msds-Injen/GMK-magnaflow-ford racing-svt-Xcal2-b&g-kyb-tezzen-clarion-earthquake

01-04-2008, 02:49 PM	#13 (permalink)
JayZee Sami is watching you. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Milford, MI Posts: 4,492 Images: 6	Re: Dimming/Pulsing Lights FAQ/Overview STICKIE PLEASE May I ask what the point of taking the small single wire connector off is? EDIT:: just kidding. so you can pull the clips up top for easy wire modification. lol yes george, i know im retarded. __________________ MYSPACE! - CarDomain - CougarDB - Metal Damage

01-06-2008, 09:04 PM	#14 (permalink)
JayZee Sami is watching you. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Milford, MI Posts: 4,492 Images: 6	Re: Dimming/Pulsing Lights FAQ/Overview STICKIE PLEASE Did this fix a couple of days ago, following claymore's instructions, and my car is no longer a christmas tree __________________ MYSPACE! - CarDomain - CougarDB - Metal Damage

01-22-2008, 12:45 AM	#15 (permalink)
2001CougarWI NECO Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 45	Re: Dimming/Pulsing Lights FAQ/Overview STICKIE PLEASE So, my cougar has been dying on me occasionally after coasting for a while, or just randomly at the occasional stop light. Some times the interior lights just dim a little and the engine almost quits then revs itself. Just tonight I put a volt meter on there and it sat at 14.1 when running if I gave it gas or not. Dropped off to 13.5 or .4 when the car was off. So is it time for a alt replacement, or just the crappy wires and the cold weather in WI effecting it? thanks

02-13-2008, 10:08 PM	#16 (permalink)
CougarTech NECO Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: North Vancouver, BC Posts: 99	Re: Dimming/Pulsing Lights FAQ/Overview STICKIE PLEASE Ummm... Voltage should only be sitting at 12.6???? And that's fully charged. __________________ 2000 Cougar 2.5L V6 MTX Mods: MSDS headers and Y-Pipe (High temp Ceramic coated), Trubendz test pipe w/ high flow cat, 2.5" SS Trubendz Dual exit exhaust w/ Borla muffler

05-15-2008, 04:07 PM	#17 (permalink)
kwg2371 NECO Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Cascade,Iowa Posts: 383	Re: Dimming/Pulsing Lights FAQ/Overview STICKIE PLEASE Hmmm my ALT has been replaced 2 times now and my powercap says I'm runnig 14.2 amps?? but I'm runnig the biggest ALT I can fit in it, Is that normal If not maybe I should do the re-wire. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/kwg2371 If your cougars not broke, you are. If your going to sell somthing POST your price and location

05-19-2008, 04:08 PM	#18 (permalink)
Moraki Is moving. Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 9,651	Re: Dimming/Pulsing Lights FAQ/Overview STICKIE PLEASE amps or Volts? thats a normal voltage for a running car. Thats a serious issue if its amps. If so its likely you blew your alt fuse or something else is wrong. Oh ya and i still strongly suggest not doing this mod in this fashion. It makes no allowances for load, and is not a propper fix. Though i do agree a new sensing wire needs to be run, i dont feel this is a good location, only an easy one. __________________ In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria. -Ben Franklin

05-20-2008, 01:22 PM	#19 (permalink)
kwg2371 NECO Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Cascade,Iowa Posts: 383	Re: Dimming/Pulsing Lights FAQ/Overview STICKIE PLEASE Oops I ment volts __________________ http://www.myspace.com/kwg2371 If your cougars not broke, you are. If your going to sell somthing POST your price and location

07-29-2008, 10:18 PM	#20 (permalink)
spr_cougar NECO Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa Posts: 36	Re: Dimming/Pulsing Lights FAQ/Overview STICKIE PLEASE alright, i read through the 15 pages How To: Fix dimming lights/gauges then finally found pics in this thread! i have this problem on my '02 and there was only one post about an '02 in all of this. i haven't looked at my wiring yet but has anyone had this problem or done this fix to an '02? i read there is only 2 wires in that connector, i'm hoping that one is red..

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