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Default Can a flooded alternator stop a car from running immediately
On Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at 1:15:42 PM UTC-5, micky wrote:
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Or is it possible with salt-water to short the alternator so that the
battery won't run the car at all?
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YES! Seawater is very corrosive and can "eat at" metals, etc. Same as salt on the roads in Winter rusts car bodies!

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