Originally posted by Rager:
Measure voltage drop. => Measure voltage across the battery, then between battery -positive- and (let's say) the trans case -ground-.
Well after measuring the voltage drop I can't tell that anything is wrong. Before starting the car the voltage across the battey was 12.11v. When the car was running it was measuring 14.24v so the alternator is working correctly. When the car was shut off the voltage across the battery showed 13.26v and when measuring between the positive terminal to the intake showed 13.26v as well. I also measured from the positive terminal to the brake portioning valve and got a reading of 13.26v again so no abnormal readings there. According to this the circuit is ok.
Also for $hits and giggles I started my brothers early production 98 Contour GL and tested to see if his headlights and interior lights would dim when hitting the power window switches. His lights acted the same as mine. I'm not sure if his headlights dim when his ABS activates, but he does have a huge audio system in his car. He tells me that his headlights dim with the bass everytime his sub hits too so maybe this is a bad comparison.
If anyone else wants to see if there car does this as well... all I am doing is starting the car turning the headlights on and then hitting up on the drivers side window switch. Maybe this is just the way the system acts, but it doesn't seem as if it should do this.
-Mike
98 Contour SVT
Toreador Red #49 of 6535 Built on 3/25/97
WR Headers, Borla Cat-Back, Torsen T2 LSD, K&N Short Ram, S-AFC and Focus Shift Tower
85 Camaro
1969 358ci, 97 TA interior, 91 Z28 GrdEfx and Aero Wing 255rwhp
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