R33 Series 2 Idle And Flickering Of The Lights Issue

[SDUCTV33]

Hey guys need abit of help, i started up my skyline today for the first time since yesterdai they day i bought it and i noticed that the car did not want to idle properly and it would nearly stall and my headlights would flicker as the revs dropped it did not stall but it certainly felt like the car wanted too, now ive read through a few threads and alot of people reakon check vacum lines, clean the aac valve and clean AFM but the only thing i couldnt find is why the lights are flickering what could that be or is it because the revs are dropping??

[eiresgaus]

Clean AAC valve.. When mine was idle hunting the lights would dim and brighten as the revs went down and up too.. Don't know the exact reason for it - no clue on the electrical side of things, but it stops when the car stops idle hunting, which is stopped (in my case anyway) by cleaning the AAC valve. There's a DIY thread here somewhere..

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Flickering headlights?

Put a multimeter across the battery terminals when the car is running. Should be a constant 13.8 to 14.4 Volts, if it's jumping up and down you've got an alternator problem or a problem with the rectifier.

[SDUCTV33]

thanx for the advice this weekend ill have to give those few things a crack and see what happens also wats the rectifier

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Rec -> pretty much converts AC to DC.. makes that sine wave turn into a jagged straight line, but connected to a battery will flatten it totally.

[LeCoq]

The light flickering should be fixed at the same time u fix the idle problem. Coz they work together, u should notice it