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What happens when a car generator goes bad?

Updated: 4/28/2022
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Death and horrible destruction.

Cars and trucks haven't used generators since the early sixties. However, if an alternator goes bad, the vehicle runs off the battery until the battery goes dead at which point the engine will no longer start or run.

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