Re: more 200q alternators...

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In a message dated 3/7/99 8:49:32 AM Central Standard Time, JustaxPHX writes:

> During the summer here in Arizona, the heat outside the hood can rival that 
> under the hood in other parts of the country.  After 12 years of owning
Audis,
>  it's my experience that the typical alternator will last about as long as 
> the typical battery: three years, and if you're willing to live with 
> intermittent problems, perhaps four.  As a result, I've gotten to the point 
> that I usually replace both of them at the same time, just to buy some peace
> of mind.
>  

For those using rear defogger, fog lights, and defrost on high here in the
cold states, 3 years would be a godsend.  Even with the 110-115 amp
alternators.  Lucky to last 2 years, the later style 200tq's seem to have the
biggest problems IMO/E.

>  Although my '89 200q uses the expensive 115-amp alternator (complete with 
> the different bracket and mounting ears), my '85 Ur-Q still has the cheaper
(
> but wimpy) 90-amp version ... when he was in town last week dropping off the
> sport seats I bought from him, Avi Meron showed me one of the rebuilds he's 
> having done that boosts the output to 120 amps yet still fits inside the 
> original case.  I don't know how much he's asking for them but when I
replace 
> the one in my Ur-Q next time, I'll definitely consider going this route...
>  

Your Bosch rebuilder can make you up a pretty good quattro alternator using
all bosch parts, did that about 4 years ago with PDQ1.  Pretty costly, but I
watched 130amps output right before he stalled his tester motor.  Given the
location on the 44 chassis cars, I'm not convinced that only minor adaptation
would be required to put on one of the bulletproof and cheaper high amp A/C
Delco units.

Scott Justusson
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