This is probably too late to reply, but I thought my alternator was going south, and it turned out the battery had gone bad. Had you already replaced it? I took the battery in for the load test, and it failed. I was happy, tho - battery is a LOT cheaper than alternator. BTW, what do people think about getting replacement parts off E-Bay? I know it's definitley buyer beware, but I've had good luck so far. I have seen alternators on EBay.