The rumbling style sound the second poster (apex hunter) is talking about could very well be an alternator/water pump/power steering pump bearing.
As I said in a previous post, people will tighten the dog sh*t out of the belts, trying to get them to stop making noise. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/banghead.gif
This will kill the bearings in something fairly quickly, (usually the alternator or water pump), especially if you drive much at higher engine speeds.
Just disconnect the accesory drive belts, and listen for the noise.
If it's still there with the belts off, it's obviously not the alternator/water pump/power steering pump.
A mechanics stethescope is cheap, and quite handy for these kinds of things.
It can also be used to "play doctor" with the ladies, ( /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif) so it may make a worthwhile addition to your tool box.