I've had my 1978 Fairmont Station Wagon for three years now, and I
> really love the car. It has about 247,000 miles on it. I just
> recently replaced the water pump, which was rather difficult due to a
> broken water pump bolt (the one that also goes through the A/C
> mounting bracket).
>
> I now need to replace the alternator, but I can't spend the $500 or
> whatever to have it done for me.
Shiite..I must be in the wrong biz...$500 for an alternator and labor...Must be gold plated Mr.G$$dwrench labor. :/ The part probably costs about a tenth of that.
I'd like to do it myself.
I would too, at that quoted price. Don't worry. It's easy. You should be able to do it in less than an hour. Disconnect the battery before you start. Label the wires or draw a pix if you think you might get confused where they go back. MK