February 3, 200818 yr Electrically inept here... So "brownie" is sporting a new alternator. I drove to the local NAPA and picked up an remanufactured alternator. Installation took about 20 minutes (it took a some cursing and wiggling to free up something that had been in there for 20+ years. Worked like a charm. Thanks to everyone for the advice and encouragement. Now, here's the question part. The alternator in "brownie" was a dual pulley model and the one that the manual says I should have (according to NAPA) is a single pulley as I do not have power steering. The second pulley looked like it NEVER had a belt on it yet both the alternator AND the engine had these extra unused pulleys. What gives? I know the GL10 wagon had power steering...is it just a case of using the same parts and leaving the belt off one model? Any thoughts?
February 3, 200818 yr The second pulley looked like it have NEVER had a belt on it yet both the alternator AND the engine had these extra unused pulleys. There are a couple different configurations - 2 different A/C systems. Power steering has 2 belts over the PS pump. If it is supposed to have 2 belts, there has to be 2 pulleys - one for each belt - with tension adjustment. Some have the alternator as one adjust, and an idler as the other. One I have uses the A/C compressor as an adjustment.
February 3, 200818 yr Author Well, I have neither A/C nor power steering and for the life of me I can't figure what that extra pulley could be for. It has never had a belt on it as long as I have had it. I considered getting a dual pulley alternator an attaching a belt, but... Let's just say that I'm living dangerously and decided to go with the single pulley and see what happens.
February 3, 200818 yr Well, I have neither A/C nor power steering and for the life of me I can't figure what that extra pulley could be for. Nothing to worry about. With no A/C and no PS, you don't need 2 belts. It may have been a replacement alt... If the 1 groove lines up, it doesn't matter if the pully has a 2nd...
February 3, 200818 yr 'Glad you're up and running again. I wouldn't worry about the extra pulley; you don't need it and it won't hurt anything to have it.
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