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When I start my truck cold for the first 5 minutes something cycles on and off which causes the all the lights to dim and the voltmeter to drop down below the "safe" line. Any Ideas?
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Mine does the same thing. I need some help here, also when I start it up it is around the 12 volt mark, then i cycles up and down. But it happens when I drive as well, even when I am cruising down the highway, my lights flicker. Had the alternator rebuilt because I thought that was the problem, but it keeps doing it. Could use some advice as well. Thanks.
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It's your grid heater, everyone's does it. Go to the help forum and read the first post. I plug mine in when it's below 40 for about three hours (I have a timer) and the grid heater only cycles maybe once. By the way it's not a problem.
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Wilderness, I plug mine in all night, I live in Idaho. It gets pretty cold at night the other night it got down to 12, but the problem is that mine cycles 5-6 times at least, but then it starts to flicker as I am rolling down the road..
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Wilderness, I plug mine in all night, I live in Idaho. It gets pretty cold at night the other night it got down to 12, but the problem is that mine cycles 5-6 times at least, but then it starts to flicker as I am rolling down the road..
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Always does it, no matter how long I run the truck, I went 3 hours and it still did it.. Don't know what else is wrong.
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The relay for the grid heater could be bad. Mine flickers for a bit but then levels off. I don't know what gives the heater the signal to kick on, if it's the temp sensor or the pcm? I would bet that it has something to do with the heater or the grounds. A bad ground does strange things.
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Hey Wilderness, I checked all the grounds and they are cleaned and grounded. But the lights are still flickering the same. Any other suggestions?
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Hey Wilderness, I checked all the grounds and they are cleaned and grounded. But the lights are still flickering the same. Any other suggestions?
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Was your truck running like this before the cold snap?
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Nope it ran great.
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Check your batteries before you start your truck. If they are below 12.5 volts you need one of these to perk them up. Regular battery charger don't work.
http://www.vdcelectronics.com/
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