# Phantom

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/phantom/38827>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 30, 2009, 10:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/phantom/38827 "2009-10-30T22:28:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![shootie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@shootie](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shootie)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 10:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/phantom/38827/1 "2009-10-30T22:28:34Z")

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i have a 85 gmc s15 jimmy 2.8 6cly.i replaced the valve cover gaskets.now the lights flicker.i replaced the rotor button.the rotor cap the sparkplugs and the wires.but, the thing still flickering whats left.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/phantom/38827/2 "2009-10-30T22:34:39Z")

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When this kind of stuff happens, you have to back and undo what you did. And since this started after replacing the valve cover gaskets, I would look for a pinched wire between the valve covers and the heads.

Tester

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**Author:** ![shootie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@shootie](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shootie)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 12:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/phantom/38827/3 "2009-10-31T00:12:41Z")

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checked all wires no pinch.but when i took wire off choke it subsided alittle.

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**Author:** ![shootie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@shootie](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shootie)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 12:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/phantom/38827/4 "2009-10-31T00:14:28Z")

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it must not be ground good its dark i`ll check 2morrow.