Hello,

today I  noticed a leak in the cooling system from the hose that goes from
the radiator to  the lower part of the engine. The leak got bigger on my
drive home ~5min and soaked completely the oil sender wiring+ alternator +
engine wiring harness.
All the lights on the dashboard came on couple of
times indicating a short, but only sporadically. I made it home without
overheating the engine, but now the battery is dead. I will replace the
hose tomorrow.
1.  Is it possible that I fried the alternator?
If this is the case how complicated is the repair?

2. Is this why the battery is dead or the battery leaked  to
ground through a shorted wire during the short?

3. How can I diagnose the electrical problem without causing any further
damage? I have access to a multimeter.

Anybody has any experience with this?

Also it seems strange that the engineers put a water hose (that should not
leak, but it might) right on the top of such an important electric
component without any shield to protect the latter.

Thanks,

Marco.