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It keeps flicking. Usually, when it does, the small plug going into the alt. is loose. Well, I checked it and indeed it was loose, so I pushed it in further. This always solves the problem, but it has not gone away. It still flickers, sometimes its on a few seconds, then turns off, or it just flickers.

I think the wires inside the plastic plug may be loose? Anyone has ideas? Every other wires seems ok..since its screwed into something.

Is this even in the right section? Or should it be under General Discussion?

Might have a bad battery or alternator. Also check the battery terminals. If there is too much corrosion they can cause problems.

You may want to clean all the contacts on the wires and alternator. Doesn't sound like it's bad, just has a bad connection.

Battery and Alt should be good...it was checkedo out a few months ago.

should be and are is 2 totally diffrent things, i've bought batteries that were "brand new" that did in a week, have also had a mechanic tell me that my battery wouldn't hold a charge that it was dead, that was over a year ago, still on that battery...but like matt_a says, sounds like a bad connection...

So, I cleaned most of the connections..except that cable going into the starter. I cleaned the battery terminal and wires.

I am still getting the flickering light. I still think it's the alt plug. I went to the junkyard and stole 4 alt plugs. I discovered that the Gen 2 3.8 Essexes uses the same plugs.

Maybe tape your Alt. connection or glue it on.

Is that seriously a suggestion? You do realize the motor moves back and forth right? And so does the plug since it's already a bit loose. I've already tried that, you can't stabilize the cable with duct tape, painter's tape, electrical tape...any tape.

And gluing it on it's even a more horrible idea because if you pull the plug thats glued to the alt, you will can break a metal thing inside the alt that sticks into the plug therefore you have a dead alternator.

Some progress...it finally stop flickering during 5 minutes of driving from starting the car, shifting into drive, driving, braking and coming to a stop and turning off the motor. It'll usually flicker a lot, stop, flicker again, stop etc.

I double checked all connections, and it seems ok but i don't know.

Electrical or some tape that can take a lot of heat isn't a bad idea for a temp fix. Just make sure it's very temp!