[V8] alternator whine

[Steve Kramer]

Fellow V8 listers,

Since last I talked, my mechanic replaced the faulty alternator.  For over a 
month everything has been fine.  However, last week I started getting a 
whine under my hood. Also dashboard lights, get dimmer.  Whine lasts about a 
minute and everything returns to normal.  Whine doesn't increase pitch upon 
acceleration.  It's constant.  Doesn't happen every day but seems to happen 
with more electrical load.  Strange though - I'm not getting the dim 
Alt/Brake/Cat light.

I don't have a problem since the alternator was replaced and this one is 
under warranty.  I don't know why an alternator would go so badly so soon. 
I do have the problem of the steering rack leaking pretty badly under left 
side at the firewall.  Could the alternator have gotten gunked up with 
hydraulic fluid?


Steve Kramer
1990 V8q