[V8] Speaking of battery charging...

[dsaad at icehouse.net]

... and far better quality of the finished product. Most of the rebuilds you get
at a generic FLAPS are going to have chinese bearings and a noname regulator,
not to mention it was probably rebuilt in some slave wage sweat shop - and the
savings are definately not passed on to you.

Dave

Quoting Kneale Brownson <kneale at coslink.net>:

> Is there a Bosch service center in your area?  I live in relatively rural
> Northern Michigan and there's a Bosch-trained tech available here who can
> rebuild their starters and alternators.  I've used their services to have
> both kinds of parts repaired.  Usually considerably cheaper than purchasing
> a rebuilt example.
>
>
> At 12:32 PM 1/16/2006 -0500, Coleman, David wrote:
> >I swear these cars read this list...
> >
> >Can anyone enlighten me on how to identify which alternator I have on my
> >car?  My local repair shop shows two versions:  a 110-amp and a
> >"something else".
> >
> >My battery warning display and ABS light came on simultaneously
> >yesterday; I was 30 miles from home and made it as far as possible, but
> >in the end I had a buddy run me up a battery and jumper cables for a
> >quick get-me-home fix.   New alternator is showing up as big $dukkets,
> >so I'm looking at a new voltage regulator and brushes for this one.
> >
> >Any help would be appreciated!
> >
> >David Coleman
> >
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