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Offline Dub_Dude_16v

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Dodgey Electrics!
« on: 23 April 2007, 16:28 »
Hi dudes!

My mrs has a J reg 1.6 driver and it's doing something very weird!

Car idles fine until you turn on the headlights, then the revs go slightly up, down, up, down as do the headlights in brightness! Now my mate had the same problem on his Golf but didn't sort it before he sold it  :rolleyes: Bad earth maybe? Dodgey alternator?

This common? Anyone know how to fix it?

Thanks!  :smiley:
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Offline rubjonny

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Re: Dodgey Electrics!
« Reply #1 on: 24 April 2007, 16:06 »
clean up all the leads from the battery, starter & alternator see if that helps.
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Offline Mr Blue

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Re: Dodgey Electrics!
« Reply #2 on: 24 April 2007, 18:11 »
I posted this a while ago.

It was the throttle switch wiring (as rubjonny said) Broken wires
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Re: Dodgey Electrics!
« Reply #3 on: 24 April 2007, 20:42 »
Thanks guys! I know what i will be doing this weekend  :rolleyes:
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