Alternator came in the mail yesterday! It matches exactly with the original one (which the first two replacements didn't). I got the requisite tools from lab (12mm and 17mm box wrenches, socket extender, Loctite 518), put in the new alternator, accidentally dropped a socket into the car, spent 1.5 hours looking for it (finally had to take the alternator back out and reach in with a magnet-on-a-stick), and put everything back together!
SC is concerned by how much of the car is held on by zip ties.
I let the sealant cure overnight, charged the battery at home (one theory as to why the original alternator and then the second replacement alternator died is that sustained high charging currents burned out the internals...but then again, it's supposed to be an 80 A alternator, so it's not a great theory), and started the car today.
Anyways, looks good! It's working for now. The real test will be whether it fails in the next few weeks or so, but at this point I think I can be a little optimistic.
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