The folded metal makes access more difficult and the pully alignment probably means the brackets are bent (though they might be OK once the inner fender is out of the way) and need replacment. Seemed easier at the time to just reply on the battery - and it worked. Now I can take my time getting it fixed. The elternator belt was still there but just hanging off the waterpump so I suspect it came off in the accident. : ) Ken Quoting Wrambler <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx>: > > I do not blame you for not attempting an alternator replacement repair on > that in the field!!! > > I hate those underhung S.O.B's > An 80's WTF, were they thinking, special moment, brought to you by AMC :-) > > Mark Price > Morgantown, WV 26508 > 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5 > 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II > "I realize that death is inevitable. > I just don't want to be around when it happens!" > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ken Ames" <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx> > To: "Rambler AMC, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 1:12:54 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: [AMC-list] 88 Eagle is home > > I bought an 88 Eagle earlier this month. Body number 2001 could mean it is > about > 300 cars from the end. It had been hit hard on the right front. I changed > the > radiator and fan, and left the alternator unbelted as the pulley is no longer > in > alignment. I hammered the fender sorta back in to shape and bolted it on. > Drove > it home yesterday - 70 miles with no alternator. Started 3 times before the > trip > and again at the end for parking and the fancy battery charger says it still > had > 70% charge left. > > http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r122/AMCKenA/NC174.jpg > > http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r122/AMCKenA/NC189-1.jpg > > > > Ken > > 39Master85w.partscar,67Marlin343,68AMX343,70Machine,73Matador2drht401, > 73Hornet4dsd,73-74-75-76GremlinXs,75PacerX,76Hornet2dsd,77Matadorcpe, > 2-77AMXs304,78AMX304,78Gremlin,78GremlinGT,79Concordhb,79PacerDL304, > 2-79AMXs304/401,2-80AMXs258/401,2-80SpiritDL258/304,80Eagle4dsdn,3-81SX4s, > 81SpiritGT,81Concord4dsd,82Eaglesw,2-85Eaglesw,2-80J20/360,85J10,2-88Eaglesw, > > 89Sentra4dsd (42) > > AMCA = http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/amcalberta/index.html > > > > > _______________________________________________ > AMC-list mailing list > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > _______________________________________________ > AMC-list mailing list > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com