Radio cuts out and lights dim

bmoredjspecialk · 04-11-2007, 03:04 PM

When I press the brake the radio cuts out and the lights dim significantly, but the motor doesn't skip a beat. It's only for a split second and it only happens once in a blue moon. I already replaced the alternator when I did my engine swap, although it was a used one.

Any ideas??

RacerX · 04-11-2007, 11:14 PM

check all your grounds.... had a similar issue a while back and I just cleaned all the grounds and its good so far

Blair · 04-12-2007, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by RacerX

check all your grounds.... had a similar issue a while back and I just cleaned all the grounds and its good so far

Yeah, it's a ground. I've had that happen on 2 of my cars now. In both cases I replaced the negative battery cable and that fixed it.

bmoredjspecialk · 04-12-2007, 10:13 AM

It might be the ground going directly to the battery. I tried to start the car yesterday when I was leaving work and the car had no power.

Popped the hood, and the ground cable was loose going to the battery.

Thanks for the help.