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Originally Posted by tony77targa
ssssoooo much easier to do when the motor is out... a little PM could save a lot of under the hood work later...
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Well, this is another reason I am considering this job now as the motor
is out (I should have mentioned that). I've never tried to R&R the alternator with the motor in, so to Stephan's point I don't know if it would make much of a difference, but it sure seemed more convenient this way. It appears the working room would be a bit cramped with the motor in, as I found removing those 6 air duct nuts was tedious enough as it was. Also, once the air duct was off, I was able to feed some of the wiring harness through the engine shroud and lay the fan housing flat to get a good view of the wiring locations for re-assembly (see picture). Not sure I'd be able to do that with the motor in. I'll post a better picture later from directly overhead if folks are interested in the terminal connections for reference.
Either way, I see a $100 as cheap insurance from having to go in and do this again any time soon.
Frank
