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Old 03-04-2014, 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by TheAlmightySam View Post
This is why a gas-powered car can actually run for a (brief) period of time with a non-functional alt.....
Side story. All my dash lights came on at once. I had to power the car out of snow, in doing so the alt belt came off. I managed a half hour drive in a gasser at night on country backroads for 30 minutes, then through town. Lights slowly dimmed, but she made it.
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