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Originally Posted by Fuji
So you reckon I didn't fry the alternator and that's what is causing the smoke? I put my hand near it and it felt a little warm... I only let it run for like 20 seconds before shutting it off  really don't want to fork out for a new alternator 
May I ask what you dried everything with? |
I seriously doubt the alternator is burning up; it's very robust. If it's failing, it would manifest itself with charging issues.
Keep in mind that the alternator is mounted above the OFH, so any smoke you see arising around the alternator is from oil related to the OFH.
And I used compressed air to dry everything, from a 6HP 240V 2-stage, 80 gallon vertical air compressor.