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Old 12-06-2020, 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by BGM View Post
They checked all the wiring first. He actually showed me the alternator after they pulled it had a burnt smell which said was not normal. Not sure the correlation of hitting a bump but that seemed to trigger it.

Do a google search:


Bad ground strap damage alternator


I think you may be surprised.... as the strap flexes and the voltage/current jumps around it can damage the alternator.


Sure the alt may be bad, but the strap might explain the 'correlation w the bump' part.


just a wag.

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