Tazling
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Still trying to figure out what killed my alternator.
When I started investigating the problem I found that the drive belt was quite loose (as in, I could turn the alt easily by hand without the belt moving). This was totally my bad, as the alt was a new install about a year ago and I know that drive belts stretch so I should have checked it a couple of times. But there was other bigger stuff going on with the engine last spring (head gasket job) that distracted me.
So here's the question: can a loose belt (with increasing slippage over time) cause alternator burnout?
I really am hoping to find some simple and immediate cause that doesn't involve a long, frustrating search for some subtle flaw in the larger electrical system
I will have to replace it no matter what, so... is there a preferred brand of alternators for Ford Lehman 120's?
When I started investigating the problem I found that the drive belt was quite loose (as in, I could turn the alt easily by hand without the belt moving). This was totally my bad, as the alt was a new install about a year ago and I know that drive belts stretch so I should have checked it a couple of times. But there was other bigger stuff going on with the engine last spring (head gasket job) that distracted me.
So here's the question: can a loose belt (with increasing slippage over time) cause alternator burnout?
I really am hoping to find some simple and immediate cause that doesn't involve a long, frustrating search for some subtle flaw in the larger electrical system
I will have to replace it no matter what, so... is there a preferred brand of alternators for Ford Lehman 120's?