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Old 04-22-2008, 02:36 PM
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I'm with the Alt folks, it can be charging fine and be the alternator (actually charging too much which will cost you a heck of a lot in the long run). Find a local starter/alt and go there not to a mechanic. Have them check it out. If a mechanic wanted to be an electrician he/she would've gone to electrical school not mechanics! The two are very different fields. A rebuilt one should be between $100-150 from a local shop with quality (i.e. not Indian copper wiring and aluminum connectors) parts.

Oh and you should not be driving the car at all until you have it checked, that is unless you want to risk frying your harness computers and relays along with your battery!
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Old 04-23-2008, 05:14 AM
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Find a local starter/alt and go there not to a mechanic. Have them check it out. If a mechanic wanted to be an electrician he/she would've gone to electrical school not mechanics!
My mechanic started out with an alternator/radiator rebuild shop, and now he won't do either. Says it's not worth the trouble, given the relatively low cost of remans, but I imagine he makes more money under the hood rather than at the workbench, as he can probably swap-out an ALT in way less time than it takes to rebuild one.

Got the "Christmas tree" business from my teal as I pulled into the yard yesterday. Decisions...

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Old 04-23-2008, 07:45 AM
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No decision to me, a local shop will rebuild it right which is important on that cold rainy night miles from home out of cell range. When mine went and stopped charging I got all of 7 miles before loosing everything.

I've yet to see an SVX reman for less than the price of a local shop doing it.

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My mechanic started out with an alternator/radiator rebuild shop, and now he won't do either. Says it's not worth the trouble, given the relatively low cost of remans, but I imagine he makes more money under the hood rather than at the workbench, as he can probably swap-out an ALT in way less time than it takes to rebuild one.

Got the "Christmas tree" business from my teal as I pulled into the yard yesterday. Decisions...

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Old 04-23-2008, 11:39 AM
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They slapped in a new alternator for 290. 160 or so for parts the rest was labor and tax.

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I've yet to see an SVX reman for less than the price of a local shop doing it.
I wish there were someone around here who would rebuild mine, because I'd rather go that route. (Which I reminds me that I also have two working-but-cranky SVX AC compressors cluttering my garage that I'd also like someone to reman.) Like they say, nobody repairs things anymore.

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Old 04-30-2008, 01:38 AM
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I figure that i post a pic of my engine after it was cleaned.

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I wish there were someone around here who would rebuild mine, because I'd rather go that route. (Which I reminds me that I also have two working-but-cranky SVX AC compressors cluttering my garage that I'd also like someone to reman.) Like they say, nobody repairs things anymore.

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I find it shocking that there isn't a starter alternator repair shop around you. Most are in high demand (not for cars but rather industrial and farm equipment stuff). If you wanna send it to me I'll have it rebuilt but would suspect if you look in the phone book under starters or automobile starters you'll find a shop. AC compressors are another story. I keep meaning to take one of mine apart to see if I can get the bearings for it.
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Old 05-02-2008, 01:08 AM
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It is all good the car has a new Alternator and is runnning like a champ. Just did a drive up to Yosemite and it was great how much fun it is on a tight-cornered mountain road =).

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