Absolutely. Other than my time, the replacement cost nothing. Dan
Sent from my iPad > On Jun 10, 2015, at 9:02 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > But now you can return the dead one right? > -Curt > > From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 8:59 AM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] When It Rains, It Pours... > > As I said in a previous reply, I took a chance and lost. It happens. > > If there was a bright side, it's that the alternator on these cars is pretty > easy to replace. First one took maybe 90 minutes, the second under an hour. > > Not something I want to be good at, however. > > Dan > >> On Jun 10, 2015, at 8:37 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Some will remember when I went through this with my '83 240D and put many >> alternators in before getting one that lasted. I don't remember the exact >> number, it was at least 3. My Indy was getting plenty tired of seeing me >> show up... >> -Curt >> >> From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> To: Okie Benz <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> Cc: Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 8:26 AM >> Subject: [MBZ] When It Rains, It Pours... >> >> Holy mother of pearl, I swear this stuff goes in waves.... >> >> Oldest boy comes in last night about 7:30: >> >> "The battery light on my car (1998 S420) came on. Should I get the battery >> checked?" >> >> I go out and go over the car. All seems well except for the voltage at the >> battery while the car is running: about 12.25 VDC. Hmm. >> >> I tell him to go get it checked at Advance Auto and report back. >> >> 20 minutes later he returns. "They checked my battery and said it's good," >> as he hands me the little thermal paper printout from their diagnostic >> machine. >> >> I then realize I wasn't specific enough in telling him to have them do a >> full charging system check, so I climb in the car with him and we go to >> another Advance Auto nearby (we have two within four miles of the house.) >> >> We get there, they test the system, flat line for alternator output. Bingo! >> So much for the reman I bought from them and installed on the car back in >> November of last year, with lifetime warranty, I might add. >> >> So we return to the house and jump in my car, as it's now dark and I don't >> want to risk it in his car with the headlights on. We then go to the _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
