died while driving in rain

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died while driving in rain

By intheworks
- Fri Jan 22, 2010 12:59 am #170173 while driving home last night in the rain my altanator belt got wet and slipped for about 5 sec. Then several miles later it died. I restarted it while still rolling slow and it started right up then after about 100 yds did it again. It will start up no problem so would the altanator getting wet make the car die like this. I have no fender plastic and Im lowered.

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By intheworks
- Fri Jan 22, 2010 1:16 am #170181 it starts right up no problem. It happened as i pulled into my neighborhood, CEL and oil light and battery light and it died (all at once though) It never jumped or anything, just quit running.
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By teal_dx
- Fri Jan 22, 2010 1:31 am #170184 so it stalled once in the rain and has been fine since?
is there a CEL on still?

5 seconds of slipping is not long enough of a time to drain the battery, I drove ~15 miles one time with no alternator belt. :hehe:

Is the engine running normal?
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By intheworks
- Fri Jan 22, 2010 1:48 am #170188 well it died the whole way thru the neighborhood. I know the battery didnt die because i still had power. Its like if you stall out, the car dies and the cel oil light and battery light come on. Thats what it did about every 100 yds till i got it home and havent drove it since *(i also think i put it happened last night but it was tonight just about an hour ago)*
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By {ikon}EM1
- Fri Jan 22, 2010 2:50 am #170204 it might have gotten water in your intake... do you have a cai?
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By intheworks
- Fri Jan 22, 2010 12:15 pm #170296 drove to work this morning and no problem
my intake is a short intake (dosent go down into the fender)
all i can think is my aternator got wet and was cutting off ???
but she drove good this morning so i guess ill just keep an eye on it

thanks guys for tryin to help me :)
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