Date:         Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:56:11 -0400
Reply-To:     Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
Subject:      Re: 85GL 1.9 Busted alternator mounting bracket stud ..2nd time
              in 2 years
Comments: To: Larry Chase <roadguy@ROADHAUS.COM>

Ho men!!! can you believe that you went from that engine condition:
http://www.benplace.com/roadhaus/100_0213.jpg

To totday's condition... dirty dirty dirty boy...

he he he

To all: Remember one thing, ALT oscillation is normal to a point, i found a
few reasons for those ALT bracket break!
-old alternators (unbalance)
-Wrong lower ALT bolt holding the ALT (miss-align)
-ALT fan unbalance (you may have a rebuilt ALT but they use the same fan)
-weak bracket(S) (normal wear)
-poor design
-Old water pump
-too tight or too loose V-Belt
-slighly offset/oscillating crankshaft pulley (pulley has been hit with a
hammer and the pulley groove is not perfect anymore)
-Bad V-belt

Current draw! mmm.... i guess it's possible

Another thing, worse than the ALT bracket breaking.. that oscillation can
wear out the water pump quite fast!!! lately, i brand new pump went wrong
(leaking) after 1500miles, i tought it was a defective one... nop! that ALT
was the reason.

Larry idea is nice...

Ben
http://www.benplace.com/