Civic-EG.com Forum 3.3.1

- Tue Jul 10, 2012 5:07 am #310486 So when im driving lately, my radio randomly decides to turn off and then will come back on. Could this be due to my battery going bad or what?

[suspendedHatch]

- Sun Jul 15, 2012 6:41 pm #310991 As in the car battery? No. The car runs on the alternator. The battery is there to start the car up (and also filter out the "noise" and dampen the electrical system).

Most likely it's poor radio wiring. The radio is aftermarket, right?

- Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:57 pm #311005 Yes but its all wired correctly and i just pulled it to check the wiring again and its fine. Its been fine for 2 years though. And also another problem is at night, when my lights are on, they will get brighter then fade a little then get brighter again, etc etc. And when the a/c is on it will blow super hard then slow down and back and forth sometimes...ive read some stuff and i think it might be the alternator

- Sun Jul 15, 2012 10:03 pm #311020 check ur ground or chassis connections,, maybe its all rusted,

on ur stereo if u cant find the problem, run new wires

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http://civic-eg.com/viewtopic.php?t=9563

[suspendedHatch]

- Sat Jul 21, 2012 2:55 am #311584 Sounds like the regulator on your alternator is bad.

- Sat Jul 21, 2012 6:36 am #311590 So if my regulator is bad, does that mean the whole thing has to be replaced?

[suspendedHatch]

- Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:13 am #311750 Yeah. Get one from the junkyard or get lifetime warranty at Autozone.

Have fun yanking it! I used to squeeze it out through the bottom. If I still had a Civic, I'd pop the driver's side axle out of the trans first.