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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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0rion
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May 12, 2015
Sport45 wrote:
rattleNsmoke wrote:
When you run the truck, disconnect the battery cable. See if it continues to run. Or, take the truck to a parts store and have them check the charging voltage.


Never disconnect the battery when the engine is running. That' can easily damage a perfectly good charging system.


agreed.....that's an old school method and on older cars wasn't near the issue it is on newer cars that are packed with electronics. It's hard on them.

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