Today the battery light decided to rear its head on my Celica. I know this normally points to the alternator, but given that I just replaced a bad alternator in my Chrystler, I can tell what a bad one sounds like when running. As a side note, it's still the original.

The battery was replaced over the winter, so I doubt there's anything wrong there. One thing I can definitely note is that the spark plug wires are loose on the distributor cap and tend to pop off sometimes. Wondering if that was related.

The car died after driving it a few miles today, but had no battery light on the way home after charging it up and made the full trip. I didn't have any problems starting it either. One last note, the car hadn't been driven in about a month or two until today due to a bad radiator.

Other details... Year is 91 Toyota Celica ST 1.6L engine approx 70,000 miles