Re: OT Alternators from AutoZone?
This is exactly why I try my darnedest to get people to use OE or at least
top-quality alternators, starters, and water pumps. Those cheap "lifetime warranty" parts are just that, cheap... cheaply made. How much is your time worth per hour? How many hours and effort have you expended on this? I'm betting lots... You would have been better off buying an OE or top quality alternator in the beginning. Jerry -- Jerry Bransford To email, remove 'me' from my email address KC6TAY, PP-ASEL See the Geezer Jeep at http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/ "Paul Brogren" <pibrogren@msn.com> wrote in message news:brrcfc$5s8aa$1@ID-190695.news.uni-berlin.de... > Hi all, > I have a '75 CJ5 and post regularly. I need some help with another vehicle > though. > > Our economy car is a '96 Sentra. The OEM alternator crapped in Jan.03. I > went to Auto Zone and got a life time warrantee unit. That lasted until > around Nov. 1st. I went and got another. That went three weeks and > crapped. Then, I figured my battery went bad. I bought a good grade NAPA > brand battery and then went and got another replacement alternator. Now > today 12.17. 03 This one smoked. Is it Auto Zone units? My NAPA friend > said he'd gone through about 5 AZ units before he gave up. When I installed > this last unit I had 14.2 volts at both the unit and the battery terminals. > > I Hope this is just a result of buying low grade equipment. I've had an > alternator in the past rebuilt by an auto electric shop. That one last only > a half a year. Got an Car Quest unit and It still is good 6 years later. + > 60,000 miles. > > Please send advice. > > Paul > CJ5 '75 258 > > -- > Thanks Always !!! > Paul '75 CJ5 258 > Vail, CO. > > |
Re: OT Alternators from AutoZone?
This is exactly why I try my darnedest to get people to use OE or at least
top-quality alternators, starters, and water pumps. Those cheap "lifetime warranty" parts are just that, cheap... cheaply made. How much is your time worth per hour? How many hours and effort have you expended on this? I'm betting lots... You would have been better off buying an OE or top quality alternator in the beginning. Jerry -- Jerry Bransford To email, remove 'me' from my email address KC6TAY, PP-ASEL See the Geezer Jeep at http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/ "Paul Brogren" <pibrogren@msn.com> wrote in message news:brrcfc$5s8aa$1@ID-190695.news.uni-berlin.de... > Hi all, > I have a '75 CJ5 and post regularly. I need some help with another vehicle > though. > > Our economy car is a '96 Sentra. The OEM alternator crapped in Jan.03. I > went to Auto Zone and got a life time warrantee unit. That lasted until > around Nov. 1st. I went and got another. That went three weeks and > crapped. Then, I figured my battery went bad. I bought a good grade NAPA > brand battery and then went and got another replacement alternator. Now > today 12.17. 03 This one smoked. Is it Auto Zone units? My NAPA friend > said he'd gone through about 5 AZ units before he gave up. When I installed > this last unit I had 14.2 volts at both the unit and the battery terminals. > > I Hope this is just a result of buying low grade equipment. I've had an > alternator in the past rebuilt by an auto electric shop. That one last only > a half a year. Got an Car Quest unit and It still is good 6 years later. + > 60,000 miles. > > Please send advice. > > Paul > CJ5 '75 258 > > -- > Thanks Always !!! > Paul '75 CJ5 258 > Vail, CO. > > |
Re: OT Alternators from AutoZone?
This is exactly why I try my darnedest to get people to use OE or at least
top-quality alternators, starters, and water pumps. Those cheap "lifetime warranty" parts are just that, cheap... cheaply made. How much is your time worth per hour? How many hours and effort have you expended on this? I'm betting lots... You would have been better off buying an OE or top quality alternator in the beginning. Jerry -- Jerry Bransford To email, remove 'me' from my email address KC6TAY, PP-ASEL See the Geezer Jeep at http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/ "Paul Brogren" <pibrogren@msn.com> wrote in message news:brrcfc$5s8aa$1@ID-190695.news.uni-berlin.de... > Hi all, > I have a '75 CJ5 and post regularly. I need some help with another vehicle > though. > > Our economy car is a '96 Sentra. The OEM alternator crapped in Jan.03. I > went to Auto Zone and got a life time warrantee unit. That lasted until > around Nov. 1st. I went and got another. That went three weeks and > crapped. Then, I figured my battery went bad. I bought a good grade NAPA > brand battery and then went and got another replacement alternator. Now > today 12.17. 03 This one smoked. Is it Auto Zone units? My NAPA friend > said he'd gone through about 5 AZ units before he gave up. When I installed > this last unit I had 14.2 volts at both the unit and the battery terminals. > > I Hope this is just a result of buying low grade equipment. I've had an > alternator in the past rebuilt by an auto electric shop. That one last only > a half a year. Got an Car Quest unit and It still is good 6 years later. + > 60,000 miles. > > Please send advice. > > Paul > CJ5 '75 258 > > -- > Thanks Always !!! > Paul '75 CJ5 258 > Vail, CO. > > |
OT Alternators from AutoZone?
Hi all,
I have a '75 CJ5 and post regularly. I need some help with another vehicle though. Our economy car is a '96 Sentra. The OEM alternator crapped in Jan.03. I went to Auto Zone and got a life time warrantee unit. That lasted until around Nov. 1st. I went and got another. That went three weeks and crapped. Then, I figured my battery went bad. I bought a good grade NAPA brand battery and then went and got another replacement alternator. Now today 12.17. 03 This one smoked. Is it Auto Zone units? My NAPA friend said he'd gone through about 5 AZ units before he gave up. When I installed this last unit I had 14.2 volts at both the unit and the battery terminals. I Hope this is just a result of buying low grade equipment. I've had an alternator in the past rebuilt by an auto electric shop. That one last only a half a year. Got an Car Quest unit and It still is good 6 years later. + 60,000 miles. Please send advice. Paul CJ5 '75 258 -- Thanks Always !!! Paul '75 CJ5 258 Vail, CO. |
Re: OT Alternators from AutoZone?
"Paul Brogren" <pibrogren@msn.com> wrote in message
news:brrcfc$5s8aa$1@ID-190695.news.uni-berlin.de... > I > went to Auto Zone and got a life time warrantee unit. hi paul, its not unusual to get a bad one, but to go through 5 (plus one that was rebuilt locally) it would make me at least suspect that something else could be wrong causing you to continually burn up alternators. have you gone over your wiring thoroughly? any possibility of getting a direct ground somewhere? i had an alternator go out once that was $398 OEM or $48 autozone. that autozone alternator lasted me several hundred thousand miles and to this day if its something easily swapped i go for autozone parts. for things like clutch disks that require extensive effort to replace i go with either OEM or high performance aftermarket but for something like a 20 minute alternator swap i cant see paying 4 times the price. -- Nathan W. Collier http://7SlotGrille.com http://UtilityOffRoad.com |
Re: OT Alternators from AutoZone?
"Paul Brogren" <pibrogren@msn.com> wrote in message
news:brrcfc$5s8aa$1@ID-190695.news.uni-berlin.de... > I > went to Auto Zone and got a life time warrantee unit. hi paul, its not unusual to get a bad one, but to go through 5 (plus one that was rebuilt locally) it would make me at least suspect that something else could be wrong causing you to continually burn up alternators. have you gone over your wiring thoroughly? any possibility of getting a direct ground somewhere? i had an alternator go out once that was $398 OEM or $48 autozone. that autozone alternator lasted me several hundred thousand miles and to this day if its something easily swapped i go for autozone parts. for things like clutch disks that require extensive effort to replace i go with either OEM or high performance aftermarket but for something like a 20 minute alternator swap i cant see paying 4 times the price. -- Nathan W. Collier http://7SlotGrille.com http://UtilityOffRoad.com |
Re: OT Alternators from AutoZone?
"Paul Brogren" <pibrogren@msn.com> wrote in message
news:brrcfc$5s8aa$1@ID-190695.news.uni-berlin.de... > I > went to Auto Zone and got a life time warrantee unit. hi paul, its not unusual to get a bad one, but to go through 5 (plus one that was rebuilt locally) it would make me at least suspect that something else could be wrong causing you to continually burn up alternators. have you gone over your wiring thoroughly? any possibility of getting a direct ground somewhere? i had an alternator go out once that was $398 OEM or $48 autozone. that autozone alternator lasted me several hundred thousand miles and to this day if its something easily swapped i go for autozone parts. for things like clutch disks that require extensive effort to replace i go with either OEM or high performance aftermarket but for something like a 20 minute alternator swap i cant see paying 4 times the price. -- Nathan W. Collier http://7SlotGrille.com http://UtilityOffRoad.com |
Re: OT Alternators from AutoZone?
Hey Nathan,
The direct ground thing? I don't have a battery drain. I left this car for a week at a time and still had a good start up. -- Thanks Always !!! Paul '75 CJ5 258 Vail, CO. "Nathan Collier" <JeepMail@7SlotGrille.com> wrote in message news:VrbEb.135660$Vu5.8463131@twister.southeast.rr .com... > "Paul Brogren" <pibrogren@msn.com> wrote in message > news:brrcfc$5s8aa$1@ID-190695.news.uni-berlin.de... > > I > > went to Auto Zone and got a life time warrantee unit. > > hi paul, > its not unusual to get a bad one, but to go through 5 (plus one that was > rebuilt locally) it would make me at least suspect that something else could > be wrong causing you to continually burn up alternators. have you gone over > your wiring thoroughly? any possibility of getting a direct ground > somewhere? > > i had an alternator go out once that was $398 OEM or $48 autozone. that > autozone alternator lasted me several hundred thousand miles and to this day > if its something easily swapped i go for autozone parts. for things like > clutch disks that require extensive effort to replace i go with either OEM > or high performance aftermarket but for something like a 20 minute > alternator swap i cant see paying 4 times the price. > > -- > Nathan W. Collier > http://7SlotGrille.com > http://UtilityOffRoad.com > > > |
Re: OT Alternators from AutoZone?
Hey Nathan,
The direct ground thing? I don't have a battery drain. I left this car for a week at a time and still had a good start up. -- Thanks Always !!! Paul '75 CJ5 258 Vail, CO. "Nathan Collier" <JeepMail@7SlotGrille.com> wrote in message news:VrbEb.135660$Vu5.8463131@twister.southeast.rr .com... > "Paul Brogren" <pibrogren@msn.com> wrote in message > news:brrcfc$5s8aa$1@ID-190695.news.uni-berlin.de... > > I > > went to Auto Zone and got a life time warrantee unit. > > hi paul, > its not unusual to get a bad one, but to go through 5 (plus one that was > rebuilt locally) it would make me at least suspect that something else could > be wrong causing you to continually burn up alternators. have you gone over > your wiring thoroughly? any possibility of getting a direct ground > somewhere? > > i had an alternator go out once that was $398 OEM or $48 autozone. that > autozone alternator lasted me several hundred thousand miles and to this day > if its something easily swapped i go for autozone parts. for things like > clutch disks that require extensive effort to replace i go with either OEM > or high performance aftermarket but for something like a 20 minute > alternator swap i cant see paying 4 times the price. > > -- > Nathan W. Collier > http://7SlotGrille.com > http://UtilityOffRoad.com > > > |
Re: OT Alternators from AutoZone?
Hey Nathan,
The direct ground thing? I don't have a battery drain. I left this car for a week at a time and still had a good start up. -- Thanks Always !!! Paul '75 CJ5 258 Vail, CO. "Nathan Collier" <JeepMail@7SlotGrille.com> wrote in message news:VrbEb.135660$Vu5.8463131@twister.southeast.rr .com... > "Paul Brogren" <pibrogren@msn.com> wrote in message > news:brrcfc$5s8aa$1@ID-190695.news.uni-berlin.de... > > I > > went to Auto Zone and got a life time warrantee unit. > > hi paul, > its not unusual to get a bad one, but to go through 5 (plus one that was > rebuilt locally) it would make me at least suspect that something else could > be wrong causing you to continually burn up alternators. have you gone over > your wiring thoroughly? any possibility of getting a direct ground > somewhere? > > i had an alternator go out once that was $398 OEM or $48 autozone. that > autozone alternator lasted me several hundred thousand miles and to this day > if its something easily swapped i go for autozone parts. for things like > clutch disks that require extensive effort to replace i go with either OEM > or high performance aftermarket but for something like a 20 minute > alternator swap i cant see paying 4 times the price. > > -- > Nathan W. Collier > http://7SlotGrille.com > http://UtilityOffRoad.com > > > |
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