Hi all,
well, for the last couple of days my B has had a new noise. It sounded
like a water pump failure about to happen, so I thought, ah, it's happened
before (on my GT) and I have some time to get spares and do the job at the
weekend.
Not so! I drove to work this morning and the noise got slightly worse, so
I opened the bonnet to have another look whilst it was running. Sure
enough the noise was coming from the front of the engine. Could it be the
water pump? I thought so, but wait, could it be the smog pump, hmm, oh,
maybe it's the...
...and as I watched, the alternator pulley seized and stopped, then the fan
belt screamed as it slipped on the now motionless pulley.
Oops.
Oh well, I have seen some suggestions on cheap alternator suppliers. NW
Imports have them for $99, Moss for, ahem, $154.65 (+$20 core charge), any
other offers?
I suppose I cannot now drive the car, which is a bummer, still, at least I
know for sure what is wrong.
All help gratefully received,
Andy
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'69 Roadster (resting, for now)
San Jose, CA
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