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for those who may not be overly familiar with engines, what you see here is the alternator of my work truck that partially melted while I was driving. It is suspected that the shaft bearing of the unit failed, which made the pulley and shaft partially come out of the unit, which resulted in the fan belt going off the pulley and get shredded, and an almost instant maxing out of the temperature gauge on the dashboard (the dashboard going absolutely bananas with warning messages and loud beeping indicating to stop the engine). The alternator got so hot, it partially melted the unit, and dripped molten aluminum on the vehicle's frame.
for those who may not be overly familiar with engines, what you see here is the alternator of my work truck that partially melted while I was driving. It is suspected that the shaft bearing of the unit failed, which made the pulley and shaft partially come out of the unit, which resulted in the fan belt going off the pulley and get shredded, and an almost instant maxing out of the temperature gauge on the dashboard (the dashboard going absolutely bananas with warning messages and loud beeping indicating to stop the engine). The alternator got so hot, it partially melted the unit, and dripped molten aluminum on the vehicle's frame.
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big truck alternators are a SMIDGE more expensive than car alts. the Cheap ones you just add an extra Zero onto them, the Expensive ones, like for a Catapillar motor add TWO zeros.
being a Red motor I believe that's a Cummins, and fairly new at that, so add a zero then multiply by 1.5 to get prce... THEN add installation, and a lost day or two for the shop to Get Around to the repair.
being a Red motor I believe that's a Cummins, and fairly new at that, so add a zero then multiply by 1.5 to get prce... THEN add installation, and a lost day or two for the shop to Get Around to the repair.
Yikes! I have seen alternators "Go to lunch" in a similar fashion in automobiles, but this is for a Truck. I'm at least glad the surrounding plastic wire guards didn't catch fire and fry the leads. I've heard stories of Truckers going Southward on the I-15, seeing smoke erupt from under the hood, stomping on the brakes, and nothing was there.
I consider myself pretty handy in the engine compartment... yes for a female. Used to work for a salvage yard taking cars apart, and I have never seen that before. Far as things melting its usually been internal or if the car catches fire. ;P I could see it getting hot enough though.
no. Combustion, also known as burning, is the basic chemical process of releasing energy from a fuel and air mixture. In an internal combustion engine the ignition and combustion of the fuel occurs within the engine itself. The engine then partially converts the energy from the combustion to work. The engine consists of a fixed cylinder and a moving piston. The expanding combustion gases push the piston, which in turn rotates the crankshaft. Ultimately, through a system of gears in the powertrain, this motion drives the vehicle’s wheels.
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