Help, my alternator went out after a day of mudding

My belts are making creepy noises after being in the water now. Between the Alt, Starter, and Belts/pulleys i'm starting to think that water is just better left for ATVs. It sucks, because when I think "4 Wheel Drive Vehicle" i think of watercrossings. Seems lame to have an off-road vehicle that can't handle a decent amount of water....


Although that sealed waterproof Alt looks AWESOME!

 

Sad fact is that these trucks aren't trucks as we imagined them at all. They are vehicles that are designed to:

1. Get good gas mileage (something I've never seen with my truck) by making the metal thinner and thinner and frames that tend to crack through use (thin metal) - hell the front of the frame is only designed for front end collisions - use a winch for a while and you will see the front tabs of your frame pulling away from the truck.

2. Survive well in crash tests (crumple zones that can crack over time)

3. Look like trucks so that people will buy them

The seals on the doors are not meant for water crossings at all. Instead of having a pressure relief deal in the cab - like many cars have, they rely upon the gaps in the door seals.

When I do water crossings, I close all the windows and crank up the a/c or heater so that I try to create a higher pressure in the cab to try to keep the water out. I am sure that won't work at a real depth (higher pressure the deeper you get into the water), but I would like to imagine that it will keep my carpets dry! lol

 

There is a vent in the back of the cab. Interesting tip about the fan.

 

Where do you see a vent? I don't see one on my DC - there maybe one, I just haven't seen it.