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What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

TechnoWeenie

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Got my Alternator back from the rebuilder.. Holy crap that was fast.... Looks almost like new..

$180 including tax, a little steep, but they do amazing work...

He said it was 'worn out', something about windings and brushes and other stuff I know not of, and the regulator failed. He replaced all internal components, something about all the above and a trio, and some other stuff, new washers/insulators, etc. so It's basically a new alternator in my old case...

Funny, because I ordered an alternator from Amazon, and it took less time to rebuild the existing one, as the other alternator, which I'll use as a spare, isn't supposed to be here until Tuesday...
 

Another Ahab

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Got my Alternator back from the rebuilder.. Holy crap that was fast.... Looks almost like new..

$180 including tax, a little steep, but they do amazing work...

He said it was 'worn out', something about windings and brushes and other stuff I know not of, and the regulator failed. He replaced all internal components, something about all the above and a trio, and some other stuff, new washers/insulators, etc. so It's basically a new alternator in my old case...

Funny, because I ordered an alternator from Amazon, and it took less time to rebuild the existing one, as the other alternator, which I'll use as a spare, isn't supposed to be here until Tuesday...
Was the new one about the same cost as the rebuild?
 

TechnoWeenie

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$165 for a supposedly 'new' one on amazon, but AFAIK they stopped making 'new' ones.. so.... also says it's OEM and has a picture of a delco-remy alt.. I have a suspicion it's a chinese clone, but we shall see.... The picture also incorrectly labelled the 'ground isolated' terminal, haha.. I also had a $50 GC to the 'zon so for $115 to my door, we will see... I plan on pulling my other alternator and having that rebuilt as well... I'll put the 'zon alternator on it while it's getting rebuilt then keep it as a spare when I swap the original back in.
 

Gralmk

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Those are 6TN Military Battery's, same way we used them in the Military! 24V fairly large battery, there was a MWO where we switched from OEM GM batteries to these, "More Power" as Tim would say. I love them, they do the job if maintained. Interstate sells them and the are not cheap!
 

Red Dragon

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Ah let's see... depends on definition of lately. Last summer replaced radiator also last week replaced glow plugs. Pretty boring I know but soon I will be doing some brake work. So not much really.
 
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