rph74: if you notice in the pics, i did try to not remove the crank pulley but in the end, it was just easier to have it out of the way.

abwmma: knock on wood, but my alternator is still going strong. however, the diy replacement on it is mostly from this write up: remove the under tray, upper hose, expansion tank, fan, belts... then you have access to the alternator and remove that...

DimAciD: most of my major repairs turned into some sort of write up here... i can't remember all of them but they were all typical stuff others here also write about and fix themselves..