Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Troubleshooting flickering high beams

I have a strange problem with the headlights on my Zetec.

First of all,I have Cool Blue 'highs in lows' and stock high beams/DRLs. When I switch on my low beams,everything is fine,but when I turn on the high beams,they flicker with what looks like every rotation of the belt. However,what makes this problem even more strange,is that when I turn on my blower motor,the problem stops and the high beams stop flickering.

I have a brand new battery,and I am guessing it could possibly just be a bad ground,a loose belt or something totally different. Any ideas?

Thanks.

Wiring from alternator to battery or bad voltage regulator.

Test the alternator.
Engine running. Voltage across battery terminals should be 14 to 14.5 volts.

Edit. Some help on the alternator for a Zetec.
http://www.contour.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=trouble&Number=979000&fpart=1&PHPSESSID=

and
http://www.autozone.com/servlet/UiBroker?ForwardPage=/az/cds/en_us/0900823d/80/1b/c3/18/0900823d801bc318.jsp

ah,good idea. I will have to try that!

Thanks Tony!