fstrnyou

My dash lights flicker off every so often. Is it in the switch or a bad ground? or could it be a toss up between the two.

Icemark

Probably the back of the light switch failing or there are dirt in the contacts internally in the light switch

fstrnyou

I just realized last night that it isn't just my dash lights that go out. It is all the parking lights also. And if I beat the crap out of the switch, it sometimes comes back on. Had to drive home with my flashers on last night cause I had not tail lights.

Icemark

this is covered in the FAQ at the top of the Fc section.

Your headlight switch and headlight switch harness is burnt

Rued

hmm to add, what if your radio also flickers off?

fstrnyou

well, took the switch off today, definately shorted out. one of the wires got burnt. so now i have to go to a junkyard and pick up a switch cluster and a harness plug and solder it to my old harness. oh well, no biggy.

Icemark

the lights on the radio as well as the dash lights?
or just the lights on the radio?
or the radio itself?

Rued

all the power flickers if the its just idling. just before, well when my tranny blew my power flickered off. after some good ole wiggling of the connections it was ok power wise. anywho on the tow home the power throw out the car would dim and the radio would flicker off if i didn't keep the gas up.

btw damn ur a good at this responding haha

Icemark

sounds like your alt is failing. what is your voltage at idle with the lights on?

fstrnyou

never checked it. it's a new alt tho

haha, you talking to someone else. oops

Rued

well my battery is now dead and the car is up on jack stands (changing trannies, i'm waiting on a throw out bearing). but i'm pretty sure its the alt..i'm just not sure if its some random fc thing

btw where is rohert ca? you talking about canada or california?