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  1. Russm

    Alternator Squeal

    All the external lights work. It's ok. 35 year old truck always has to have a problem. Let it be this for now Sent from my LM-V600 using Tapatalk
  2. Russm

    Alternator Squeal

    I have my old (bad) one. Turns out one of the long bolts that holds the starter together is about 1/4" shorter than what my dead starter had. It was probably always holding on by a few threads and just came apart on its own. Swapped the bolts around .... It started right up Sent from my LM-V600...
  3. Russm

    Alternator Squeal

    You fix one issue, you find another one. I think my starter just grenaded itself. Sent from my LM-V600 using Tapatalk
  4. Russm

    Alternator Squeal

    Very educational. Thank you for the write ups. I started unwrapping the wrapped harnesses, looked like really old electrical tape, not sure if that's from the factory. Found another loose cheapo wire union. Pulled it off and fixed it properly with heat shrink tubing and some soldering...
  5. Russm

    Alternator Squeal

    Have been all over that sticky for several weekends now Sent from my LM-V600 using Tapatalk
  6. Russm

    Alternator Squeal

    Interesting observation from today: Accidentally started the truck without the dash harness plugged in. No squeal at all. As soon as I plugged it in... squeal away. The semi new belts are the notched ones. Gates brand. Sent from my LM-V600 using Tapatalk
  7. Russm

    Alternator Squeal

    Driving me crazy. My first Alaskan winter. When it started to get cold the alts started to squeal slightly, and Gen2 would stay lit when turning the truck on. A small throttle bump and both would go away. As it got colder the squeal and Gen2 stayed on longer until now only the squeal goes away...
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