True enough, the battery is one heck of a filter! I sure wouldn't want to cope with what it puts up with!
Will have a look at the gear motor for current draw, good advice. What should it be when in good health?
This last alternator drive shaft failure spread some metal about, and since we didn't have much left to run, we've decided to pull the engine and replace...but I'll have the guys check the accessory gear on the engine currently being built to go into the rear, as you suggest. I'll also have them take a look at the engine we've removed to see if there's any evidence of a problem there.
Thanks,
Damon
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