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Old Nov 17, 2001 | 06:42 PM
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Electrical Problem?

This may sound strange, but today after I got my Cattman Y-pipe installed, I put the heat on, and there is a slight click noise. When i press the rear defroster button, there is another click, and the dash lights are ever so dim. Maybe I've never noticed this, but would the Y-pipe in any way hinder the electrical system??

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Old Nov 17, 2001 | 07:56 PM
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Re: Electrical Problem?

Originally posted by Cisco
This may sound strange, but today after I got my Cattman Y-pipe installed, I put the heat on, and there is a slight click noise. When i press the rear defroster button, there is another click, and the dash lights are ever so dim. Maybe I've never noticed this, but would the Y-pipe in any way hinder the electrical system??

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Weird!!
Old Nov 17, 2001 | 08:00 PM
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Old Nov 17, 2001 | 09:47 PM
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i may be wrong but the clicking u hear maybe the fuse relays or something because sometimes i hear that too
Old Nov 18, 2001 | 02:18 AM
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Definetely cant be the Ypipe, make sure you aint remove any wires or possibly cut anything. Though it seems hard for that to happen since there are no wires floating around the Ypipe except the sensor wires and the ground wire that is near the Cat.

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Old Nov 18, 2001 | 07:19 AM
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those clicks you hear are just the relays switching the accessories on. The y-pipe has nothing to do with those. Maybe you are trying to listen for sounds now that you have your y-pipe on as opposed to before
Old Nov 18, 2001 | 08:58 AM
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Re: Re: Electrical Problem?

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Weird!!

you have a ground strap that is attached to the y-pipe. it doesn't make any sense for that to have any effect on what you are experiencing. make sure you didn't break that strap (I did during my install). But I do kinda lean towards UMD_MaxSE ... maybe you are just super sensitive.
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