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Old Feb 4, 2026 | 08:28 AM
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Fail safe mode

The cold snap in fl must have killed my alternator...recently replacedvthe battery. So I got a new alternator installed it and the ceck charging system stopped as it should. Later, I went to do an actual test run, it started fine, sounded normal but as I started to roll down the street it went into fail safe. The only things unplugged are two connections on the air intake- perhaps I knocked something else loose but this is a simply job, it went smoothly...anybody ideas?
 
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Old Feb 4, 2026 | 09:08 AM
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I never knew a cold snap, even a frigid cold snap, messing with a dry alternator. Where are those loose plugs?
 
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