[DMCForum] Re: Possible alternator trouble and more

["usndmc" <usndmc@xxxxxxxxx>]

Mike and Chris,

Upon having light and waiting for the engine to cool down so I could 
stick my hands in there, the belt had come considerably loose 
compared to how it was 3 days ago. I guess it was progessively 
working itself loose over the course of the month? Anyway, I 
tightened that again and indications are more normal. Although, 
after tightening the belt and running the engine and then shutting 
it down and looking at the belt again, the parts I can see now have 
a few places where some of the teeth are rather worn down. The belt 
was brand new when I put it on with the alternator a month ago. My 
water pump is still the original, could the pulley on that not be 
rotating as freely as it ought to and causing extra wear on the belt 
maybe? I'm still not sure how the high idle fits into all that 
though; I'll have to wait and see if it is still high tomorrow. 
Hopefully the belt retains proper tension now. Thanks for your 
timely advice guys!

Dave -- still 18.5 years until I can be USNRET
#5968

--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, mike clemens <rmclemns@xxxx> wrote:
>
> Dave,
> 
> If you haven't already, check your belt.  If it is
> fine, then I say put the Motorola back on.  I don't
> know for sure, but the new alternator may have a
> triode system and one of them may have gone bad.  That
> happened on my Caviler one time and it is drivable for
> a short distance, but it is not doing the battery any
> good with the undercharge.
> 
> Mike    TPS     1630
> 
> PS:  USNRET
>

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