[V8] Just when things were looking good.....

[toml99 at todomundo.com]

Well, I got those sensors in and the 5-speed definatly was happy  
about that...Noticed that it was a bit slow to turn over the last few  
days, and since the battery is no more than 2 years old, I went to  
check charging.  The battery tested at 15.9V!, and when I started  
it...it went up to 18 something....Yow.....  Sooooo, I dug thru my  
"Box of Nick"...that I bought a year or so ago with just about every  
suspension part in it looking for...(drum roll)....The new Bosch  
Voltage regulator/2 bearings to rebuild the alternator that was also  
in that box o'plenty(saved the day, Nick).  Anyway, wondering if  
anyone's ever rebuilt their alternator....I've found a good writeup,  
but there's no mention of how difficult those bearing's are to  
remove....Just wondering if anyone's done it.  Glad I wasn't on a  
roadtrip and ended up with "catastrophic electrical meltdown  
syndrome" somewhere in Wyoming during a winter storm watch......Tom