most likely a battery problem?
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Captain
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From: Minneapolis
This isn't chemistry class guys! Save me from that stuff until next semester starts!!
Yeah i'll check it out and see if there is a place where water is leaking in from I mean most of the electronic/computer components are gonna be right under the windshield right? up against the dashboard/center console of the car?
I know my durango has that huge weather striping going across the back near the bottom of the windshield. and i thought there were openings on both ends so that the water can drain on both sides so water can drain out and not build up.
Yeah i'll check it out and see if there is a place where water is leaking in from I mean most of the electronic/computer components are gonna be right under the windshield right? up against the dashboard/center console of the car?
I know my durango has that huge weather striping going across the back near the bottom of the windshield. and i thought there were openings on both ends so that the water can drain on both sides so water can drain out and not build up.
THE ULTI-MOD
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From: Union NJ
lol, i posted it partly for something to do and partly to get people thinking that shorts will be more common in the winter, with all the road salt out there, salt dissolved in water makes on of the best conductors, the more of it there is, the better it conducts, the ctm is not located under the windsheild, it is in the kick panel NEXT TO the e-brake lever, the tccm is located in the kick panel on the opposite side of the drives side footwell iirc, and the pcm and tcm are both located under the hood with 'sealed' plugs and are each 'sealed' units.
and im sooo glad to be done with chemistry, i hated that class
and im sooo glad to be done with chemistry, i hated that class
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From: NE Iowa
kind of, but not really, water (pure H2O) is NON CONDUCTIVE, and will NOT conduct electricity PERIOD, however water as a solution with minerals/metals dissolved in it (what we drink and use for 99% of everything, this is also what snow consists of and what rain is. . . ) DOES conduct electricity.
if you dont believe me go get your hands on some deionized water and try to get an ohm reading through it, now try it with regular tap water
if you dont believe me go get your hands on some deionized water and try to get an ohm reading through it, now try it with regular tap water
Just didn't see the need to go into that part of it since for all practical purposes in the real world 100% pure H2O doesn't exist. Any water you run across through normal daily activities, especially any water that has managed to leak into a vehicle, is going to have something dissolved in it.
Unless you work in a lab, most people would probably be surprised at just how seldom you actually run across *pure* water....
Record Breaker
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From: Claremont NC
Driving in heavy rain has a tendency to cause a lot of water to be thrown up into the engine bay which will soak the belt causing slippage especially if it's an older belt. A slipping belt will cause the alternator to not have max output and the engine will be more or less running off the reserve power in the battery which will cause some of the systems to temporarly shut down. Did you notice your voltage gauge showing less output than normal?
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From: Benton IL
I have had this happen before but usually for only a brief second after a large puddle. If it continued to happen when it was raining I would try a new belt first if it was more than a year or so old although the tensioner would be another thought.
Record Breaker
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From: Claremont NC
It's very possible especially if it's an older belt that has stretched and the belt tensioner is just about maxed out on taking up the slack. A lot more common than you would think.
