>I would like to know if anyone can tell me why my dash light flikers
>at idle speed?
>The engine idles at 850 RPMS like it's should.
>Any suggestions?
Assuming it's a generator car (why do so few people include the model and
year of their car when asking for advice?) it's perfectly normal for the
light to flicker at idle. In fact, some come on full time at idle. The
cause is that the generator output voltage drops below 13V at idle, so the
regulator correctly cuts it out of the circuit. As soon as you give it
~1000 RPM, it goes above 13V and the regulator cuts it back in. There is
nothing wrong with the car, as long as it goes out above ~1000 RPM.
Of course, if it's an alternator car, all bets are off! sf
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