| Had to do an alternator |
Subject: Had to do an alternator by hcbph on 2018/6/15 14:16:14 Just passing along a potential source to everyone. Last Sunday the alternator died in my 86, had enough juice in the battery to get home so at least I didn't have to have it towed. The alternator looked original, so it lasted 32 years. Thing is when I was looking for a replacement (wanted the same as was in it) all I could find was a reman Delco Remy units and the prices were all over the place depending on who you were looking at. Found one on Amazon for $65 delivered with no core charge through some place doing listings on Amazon (not the highest price nor the lowest). Seemed reasonable and ordered it. Came in the other night (3 days from when ordered) and 45 min and the old one was out and the new one was in. Quick run and everything seems good again. No core was a good thing for me, I'm hoping to rebuild my old one for putting on the parts shelf once it's repaired. Going through the FSM it looks like all you need for diagnostics is an OHM meter so giving it serious thought to try rebuilding it myself or send it to one of the local shops to do it. Never can have enough spare parts for an older car. Big thing is at $65 delivered with no core charge, if this thing lasts I think it's a decent deal. Just passing along the info. |
