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Date:         Mon, 28 Jul 2003 19:49:38 -0400
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject:      Re: Alternator Deal.
Comments: To: wilden1@juno.com
In-Reply-To:  <20030728.182633.1440.4.wilden1@juno.com>
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Where do I send the $$? This hex is heavy.

Dennis

-----Original Message----- From: wilden1@juno.com [mailto:wilden1@juno.com] Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 9:26 PM To: dhaynes@optonline.net Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Alternator Deal.

Good News Dennis, I just spoke with Dione Warwick psychics advisors. They say that some body has put a hex on you. Its going to be expensive to get rid of it though. Somewhere in the neighborhood of $149.95 w exchange. They'll rebuild your old Hex and send it off to someone new.

Stan Wilder

On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 18:55:39 -0400 Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET> writes: > So why did a recent Bosch rebuild have obvious hand soldered brushes > in > an obvious non Bosch regulator? I sent it back before I even > installed > it. I have also experienced a number of Bosch starters that failed > shortly after installation. Usually the solenoid (click but no > start) or > Bendix,(starter turns but not engine). Unfortunately, they can cut > corners too. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On > Behalf > Of Doktor Tim > Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 5:59 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Alternator Deal. > > Well that's just BS. A genuine Bosch Reman alternator gets the > stator > fully > rebuilt, windings desoldered and resoldered, the slip rings turned > if > not > worn beyond spec or replaced with new, dymamically balanced, new > bearings > and brushes and brush springs, new diode set, new voltage regulator, > new > pulley nut and washer, in other words, not rebuilt but > REMANUFACTURED to > NEW SPECS throughout. And, if they are low on cores, you many times > get > a > NewMan unit, which is a brand new alternator for the remanufactured > price. > > And that goes as well for their ReMan starters, fully > REMANUFACTURED, > not > just "rebuilt" like NAPA and virtually all others. Bosch is the no > compromise solution to lowest cost per mile. All others are just > wannabees. > Indeed, in this case you do get what you pay for. > > At 09:01 AM 07/28/2003, you wrote: > > >I see this and call NAPA too. > >This is what is replaced in this alternator. > >bushings, diodes, brushes . > >The windings are inspected and tested. > > Is not just cleaned and replated. > >Three year warrantee is good for me. > >A Bosch rebuilt is done same way. > >For almost twice the price. > >So what is differrent? > >Nothing. > >

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