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Jerry_B
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May 10, 2015

possibly a deadly situation with a corroded battery terminal

While driving my 1998 Chevy Dually yesterday, the engine died. I wqas left with no brakes and steering was next to nothing. Got it off the road and found that the positive side terminal on the battery...
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45Ricochet
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May 10, 2015
kaydeejay wrote:
Something else going on here - your alternator should have continued to power the truck unless it too shut down.

That is what I thought also.

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