Date:         Sat, 7 Apr 2007 20:18:50 -0700
Reply-To:     Kim Springer <kimspringer@RCN.COM>
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From:         Kim Springer <kimspringer@RCN.COM>
Subject:      Alternator Bearings?
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Hello List,

I have a "whirring" noise that developed a few months back.  Changes with the RPM of the engine.

If I was back in the aircooled days, it would definitely be the generator bearings.  It has that classic sound.

So I pull the best and started it briefly...noise gone.  But when I spin the alternator, it doesn't sound that bad.

Could it be a the waterpump?  What kind of a noise do those bushings make?

Kim Springer
'89 Tristar #7 2WD White

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