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Old 05-13-2011, 02:04 PM   #2 (permalink)
Ryland
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With an under-drive pulley the alternator is still trying to put out the same number of watts and if anything it is going to have a harder time doing so at an idle so at an idle you will still have that load on your engine but it's not going to be doing any useful work, or if it is it will be stressing the alternator more and could make it fail sooner.
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