I'm a Dumbass, That's right Options

[majkos]

I wouldn't change my alternator because ,it wasn't that bad.
I charge the battery up, good for a day

But the trip to Moab may be a bit much on the old system
Hauling a trailer probley didn't help either (Dumbass)

And I never changed out an alt. with engine in car.
Pretty easy to drop the motor. (when I was young)
So read some info. McMark wrote.very helpful.
I tackle the job with faith, I won't get mad.
yeah, right
many hrs later I'm ready to put it all together,
Finally I see light at the end of the tunnel
as I tighen up the the bolt on the bottem,
I notice the tin is still flapping (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif)

I find this


For years, I've had this sound I couldn't identify
Not consistent, hard to track down.

So I'm a Dumbass, because if I gotten off my fat ass and fixed the dam alt.
My trip home from Moab would have been nice.

Also while listening to the motor, sounds better w/o the weird noise!
I started to train myself to feel the motor while running.
Using a large srcewdriver w/o handle I used it as a stethoscope
I can feel the cam spinning/the fuel injectors clicking/the alt spinning
While toying around I did notice a loose wire, my dam engine temp wire!
So if I replaced my alt sooner, I would have found my loose wire! (Dumbass)

Now I'm home, had a great day of driving the 914 a bit
I think I can forgive myself, it's GREAT to have the the Beauty running like bat outa hell!