Wierd things happening
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Wierd things happening
This AM on my way to work, my Runner acted kind of wierd.
So, I'm practicing my egg under the accelerator and she starts bucking. She's already warm at this point. I was at a light and gave her a bit of gas, she then proceeded to buck. The oil/water temp gauge(stock) started to flutter back and forth and the battery light would flash.
I decided to punch it and the bucking and light flashing went away. Any ideas of what that could be?
So, I'm practicing my egg under the accelerator and she starts bucking. She's already warm at this point. I was at a light and gave her a bit of gas, she then proceeded to buck. The oil/water temp gauge(stock) started to flutter back and forth and the battery light would flash.
I decided to punch it and the bucking and light flashing went away. Any ideas of what that could be?
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water in the gas? did the truck sit awhile before buying with very little fuel in the tank? I know you live in CA, but out where it's cold it sounds like a frozen fuel line.
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No, I drive her every other day.
She's going to the shop on Monday for an exhaust leak. Guess I'll have them check out the fuel pump as well.
What could cause the battery light to flash though?
She's going to the shop on Monday for an exhaust leak. Guess I'll have them check out the fuel pump as well.
What could cause the battery light to flash though?
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I would bet electrical Bad alt or could also be a bad ground. Check both sides of your (-) battery cable. They can intermittently pop up and then spontaneously subside, while gradually getting worse and more consistent. The battery light is the ecu telling you that the alt isn't producing sufficient power.
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Also, on the possibility that it may be electrical: you may just want to check to make sure you dont have a main power cable shorting out somewhere, it could be sporatically rubbing on something to cause a short while the motor is running. It actually happened to me on another car once..stumped me for about 2 days before I fugured it out.
Good Luck!
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Originally Posted by Carbonized
Also, on the possibility that it may be electrical: you may just want to check to make sure you dont have a main power cable shorting out somewhere, it could be sporatically rubbing on something to cause a short while the motor is running. It actually happened to me on another car once..stumped me for about 2 days before I fugured it out.
Good Luck!
Good Luck!
Your acura is probably one of the slickest things I have ever seen. Do you have about a thousand more pics for me to drool over?
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Originally Posted by okidoc
I would bet electrical Bad alt or could also be a bad ground. Check both sides of your (-) battery cable. They can intermittently pop up and then spontaneously subside, while gradually getting worse and more consistent. The battery light is the ecu telling you that the alt isn't producing sufficient power.
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