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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ttocs" data-source="post: 960772" data-attributes="member: 11896">people do not understand that the alt that was put in there was designed to spin at a certain speed.  Slowing it down not only reduces its output but also limits its ability to cool itself.  Smell your alt and I bet it smells smoked as sitting there with very little air over it for that time probably cooked it.  The other problem is that undercharging your battery, basically anything below 13v can cause damage over time.I had pullies and hated having to worry about the voltage at lights, the alt and battery I had to replace later so I sold my pullies and put the stock pullies back on.  I have never seen anything that justifies their use honestly as once you do some real upgrades like heards/cam you will want to ensure the water pump is moving at full speed.</blockquote>