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Old Oct 21, 2003 | 03:31 AM
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question need help???

my car only backfires when the headlights are on and the tach goes out and teh radio flickers then the car dies outs...dont know why help???????
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Old Oct 21, 2003 | 10:03 AM
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You got serious electrical system problems...

HOWEVER... I had something similar happen to me, the voltage gauge was bouncing around, the lights were flickering and the car would die when i hit the brakes....

I found that the negative battery terminal had corroded very badly and was also a bit loose. I replaced the terminal, cleaned the battery post and the problem went away!!

Sounds dumb, but it makes sense, if you don't have good contacts, your charging circuit won't work correctly
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