Flickering or pulstating Headlights
I generally don't like to see voltage over 14.5.
On my dart, I had the same problem until.......I replaced the regulator for the instruments with a solid state unit. 5V is achieved by the mechanical instrument regulator contacting 5/12'ths of the time, thus creating an uneven drop. I had done the bulkhead bypass (I didn't bypass the ammeter, I bypassed the entire bulkhead) and that certainly made things less smoky, but the flickering didn't cease until I replaced the IP regulator. My lights are more solid than the lights on my Neon, now.
Super easy to make one using a 5V solid state regulator and heat sink, or buy one like this for $.
I'd still replace the system regulator with a new solid state, no matter what.
I generally don't like to see voltage over 14.5.
On my dart, I had the same problem until.......I replaced the regulator for the instruments with a solid state unit. 5V is achieved by the mechanical instrument regulator contacting 5/12'ths of the time, thus creating an uneven drop. I had done the bulkhead bypass (I didn't bypass the ammeter, I bypassed the entire bulkhead) and that certainly made things less smoky, but the flickering didn't cease until I replaced the IP regulator. My lights are more solid than the lights on my Neon, now.
Super easy to make one using a 5V solid state regulator and heat sink, or buy one like this for $.
I'd still replace the system regulator with a new solid state, no matter what.
