The new alternator seems to work pretty well. Although last night I was out driving in the cold (around 15F!) and I stopped to pick up some things at a gas station. I left the truck running and on my way in to the store, I noticed a faint squeaking sounds from the area of the new alternator. I'm hoping this isn't a bearing issue! I suspect this is just a loose fan-belt. The original and current fan belt seems loose, and there's not more space left on the alternator adjustment slide to tighten it up. I think either the fan belt wasn't OEM so is just a tad to big for the application -OR- it's become a bit stretched. I am unable to tighten it more than it is now. So on Friday or Saturday I'll stop by Autozone and pickup a new one. If that one is also loose, I'll run over to NAPA and ask them if they have one about 1/2" shorter which should get me into about the 1/2-way mark on the Alternator Slide bracket with room to spare for tensioning.
I'll post an update on this when I have one. Keeping fingers crossed that it's not a bearing in the new Alternator! That would suck because this alternator cost me $282.00!
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