It should be fairly obvious of the alternator's pulley isn't properly aligned .

If you use non German V belts often they're 1/4" or more different even with the same part # ~ forget about Gates Et. al.'s "matched sets" ~ they're a joke .

You _can_ do this even in the cold .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better