I quit even trying to use reman parts store starters and alternators YEARS ago.
Almost every one was a piece of junk, and there's your aggrevation of taking it
off and putting it on (ad nauseum). I don't see how they can even warrant these
things and make money. Anyway, if you can afford the downtime take it to a
rebuilder. A lot of times it'll be done in a day and will work as long and well
as a new factory piece will. Cost is about the same or less than reman. My .02
Scott Monfort
>
> From: "Mullikin, Stefan P" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2004/11/29 Mon PM 05:52:33 EST
> To: "Jason Arroyo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: SD> New starter died!!
>
> Um, no offense intended, but he was talking about STARTERS, not
> ALTERNATORS... Though they both suffer from the similar fates due to the
> high underhood heat that our cars suffer from (especially those in warm
> climates that don't have hood vents, oy vey...)
>
> I agree that most parts store rebuilds are not worth the box they are
> shipped in. I internally inspect the ones I use simply because I can't
> afford the extra downtime a failed alternator or starter would create.
>
> Best Regards,
> Stefan Mullikin
> Portland, OR
> Co-Founder
> PNW-SDAC
> http://www.pnw-sdac.org
> 1980 Fiat X-1/9
> 1984 Dodge Rampage 2.2
> 1987 Dodge Daytona Shelby Z
> 1987 Shelby CSX #106
> 1988 Shelby CSX-T #3
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Arroyo
> Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 2:45 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: SD> New starter died!!
>
> Typical heat in hard driving should not damage an alternator, you need
> to take it back as a defective item.
>
> Seems more and more, alternator reman companies are building crap. Best
> bet is DO NOT buy a reman, but to have your original rebuilt at a local
> alternator shop. Local boys are more likely to care about their work and
> prevent returns than big companies who see it as an "acceptable
> statistic". The local shops simply can't afford that "statistic" of
> failure and will do it right the first time. Plus their reputation is
> everything, and so they will correct the slim few that they do that
> fail, and usually without nonsense.
>
> Don't go the easy route. Go the right route. Have it rebuilt locally.
>
>
> -J Southern California Forced Induction
> 1989 Dodge Daytona Shelby Turbo II
> 1986 Chrysler Laser XE Turbo
> 1990 Plymouth Laser RS Turbo
> 1991 Mitsu Eclispe GSX Turbo(for sale)
> 1990 VW Corrado G60 Supercharged (possibly revived?)
> 1984 Nissan 200SX Turbo
> 1985 Nissan 200SX Turbo
> 1983 Datsun 280ZX Turbo
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 2:11 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: SD> New starter died!!
>
>
> Hi All
> Well I put in a new starter in the GLHS and headed to Las Vegas over
> the turkeyday weekend and don't you know the new starter died. I had my
> kids push start me at Kingman Az. It must have been the ride from
> Albuquerque that heated it up. So now I was thinking of getting a
> starter blanket for the new starter what do you all think? It must have
> been the heat that killed it. BTW the new (rebuilt) starter had a heat
> shield on it and there was no room to install the old one, plus the old
> one had kind of fell apart. Bad starter? or lots of heat which killed
> the starter? One more thing, the first starter lasted from 1986 +160,000
> miles, the rebuilt starer 2 weeks and 400 miles. LOL
>
>
> Roy
> 86 GLHS #200
> 81 Fiat Spider LE #501
> 81 Fiat X 1/9
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