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Old 12-10-2011, 09:54 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Question shorts electricity?

Hi,

I drive a 2003 camry LE 4cylinders, lately I have been noticing that when driving the vehicle, suddenly the radio turn off and turn back on, also my front light is flickering for about 5 sec then everything goes back to normal.

this small weird incident happened 3-4 times for the past 2 weeks, the temperature in the region is 40-70 now.

I am now sure if there is a shorting in electricity or its the battery or maybe something else?

if someone can give me some suggestions that will be helpful
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If it was a "short" the fuse would burn out. Sounds like a loose connection. These types of problems are a pia to trouble shoot. The alternator carries the load when the engine is running so it's probably not the battery. Regards
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so what should I do?
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Get someone to check the main ALT fuse nuts for being loose or a bad terminal crimp on a wire end.
This will require you to get to the under side of the engine bay fuse holder.

Be safe and disconnect your battery first...
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