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Re: lights dim when accelerating???

To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: lights dim when accelerating???
From: Gordon Glasgow <glasgow@serv.net>
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 20:19:33 -0800
Didn't someone figure out a while back that this was from vibration in the
headlight relay?

A Jacobs wrote:

> i noticed tonight that my lights go dim (sometimes) when accelerating in the
> upper rev range.  when they do go dim, the car seems to accelerate faster
> than when they don't go dim.  i have a 69 2000 with a 310 distributor--any
> guesses?  i'm assuming that the motor is getting a stronger spark when the
> lights dim and that's why it accelerates faster.  i just don't know what to
> look at to solve the problem. is my alternator not up to the task? i'll
> check in the morning to see what happens in the daylight with no lights or
> accessories on.
> thanks in advance for any suggestions
> andy

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