[200q20v] Don't replace that alternator!

[omllenado]

Actually i know for a fact that the alternator can be remanufactured,...  I
came from the philippines and we usually have the alternator rewinded, but
know here in a foreign land - our knew home i still had to do some
researching on shops that do that, luckily we have this helpfull message
board..

THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL YOUR HELP!!.

Oliver M. Llenado
Denver Colorado 80220
Homepage http://www8.ewebcity.com/omllenado



----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Rose" <pjrose at frontiernet.net>
To: <david_haupt at agilent.com>; <C1J1Miller at aol.com>
Cc: <200q20v at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 12:14 PM
Subject: RE: [200q20v] Don't replace that alternator!


> At 10:17 AM -0700 3/9/01, david_haupt at agilent.com wrote:
> >When you repair a component, there's always the risk that some other part
of
> >it will fail.
>
> [snip]
>
> >
> >So - 18 months on it and it's still going.  This alternator, BTW, has
145k
> >miles on it.  It's the 90A version.
>
> That was my whole point: your advice and good experience is based on
> the 90 amp alternator. Others, who have seen a significantly higher
> failure rate for the110 amp version, advise that its repair is of a
> more dubious value--especially if one has to pay a shop for parts and
> labor. Sure, if one has the personal time, skill and facilities, the
> brush/regulator replacement is the way to go. As I said, it's a
> matter of expectations and resources.
> --
>
> Phil Rose
> Rochester, NY
> mailto:pjrose at frontiernet.net
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