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Old 09-23-2017, 04:21 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon View Post
Nah. He can bump start it but no power steering. It's running off of the battery but the charge circuit is dead. Power steering only kicks in when the alternator is working.
I'm with Ultramaroon here. This seems like the most likely case. Hopefully the alternator isn't trashed, but if it is, there are worse things that could've been fried by the battery getting shorted out like that. At least the car is still running.
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