Alternator disappointments.
Thread Starter
|
Cargo Master
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 2,500
Likes: 14
From: South Carolina
Alternator disappointments.
Today I discovered my alternator has quit working so I decided to follow F350-6 with a new 140 amp from Oreillys.
His thread https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...lternator.html
Part number 392570 for a single to fit a 2005.
Got home, opened the box and see Made in China.
I hate buying stuff made in China.
New challenge, keep this Chinese part or shop around over the next day or so for another alternator .
His thread https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...lternator.html
Part number 392570 for a single to fit a 2005.
Got home, opened the box and see Made in China.
I hate buying stuff made in China.
New challenge, keep this Chinese part or shop around over the next day or so for another alternator .
Logistics Pro
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 4,243
Likes: 16
From: AZ
What Jason said ^. Find a good local rebuilder and do business with him. You will never regret it. When you buy junk from Autozone, etc etc with a lifetime warranty, you are going to need a lifetime warranty. Does your time to change out alternators have value? If so, use a rebuilder.
Hotshot
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 10,247
Likes: 7,667
From: Chino Valley, Arizona
when I got home my old alternator had not even been dis assembled.
so now I am running a pos from autozone that I get to warranty about 2 times a year.
so I guess my point is that not everyone has a "reputable builder" close by.
this shop has been around for 30 years that I know of.
Post Fiend
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 26,966
Likes: 50
From: Texas
Mine is still running strong from that thread. Unfortunately, it seems many of the local rebuilders are now getting junk parts made in China and only replacing some of the guts, not all of them, so their rebuilds seem to be on par with the junk rebuilds from the parts stores.
At least with new Chinese junk, it's all new instead of partly new. I believe there are still some places around that use quality parts and do a quality job, and there are some online places that offer higher quality stuff. Sometimes there's just not time to wait.
I'm in no way defending Chinese crap. It's very hard to live life today without buying some of it.
At least with new Chinese junk, it's all new instead of partly new. I believe there are still some places around that use quality parts and do a quality job, and there are some online places that offer higher quality stuff. Sometimes there's just not time to wait.
I'm in no way defending Chinese crap. It's very hard to live life today without buying some of it.
Lead Driver
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 7,874
Likes: 48
From: Tennessee
25 years ago I took a starter to a local shop , a few years later I took him an alternator . One is still going , I sold the truck with the alternator rebuild .Same shop today ... I would not trust to fix anything ! I see issues with rebuilds all the time . I would go with the parts house reman unit myself .
Trending Topics
Thread Starter
|
Cargo Master
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 2,500
Likes: 14
From: South Carolina
The rebuild shop I have used for years closed . The owners (brothers) finally shut it down so they could retire. Really nice guys.
The alternator I purchased is new, not rebuilt, but from China.
The alternator I purchased is new, not rebuilt, but from China.
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
2027 Ford Super Duty Buyer's Guide (Every Model, Engine, & Package)
Brett Foote
Top 10 Ford Truck Tragedies
Joe Kucinski
AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make
Brett Foote
Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!
Michael S. Palmer
Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home
Verdad Gallardo
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?
Brett Foote
2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package First Look: 12 Things You NEED to Know!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Most Surprising 2026 Ford Truck Features!
Joe Kucinski
Senior User
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 412
Likes: 0
From: Fresno, CA
I run a Bosch AL606N
.
GREAT quality, good warranty, great price, allegedly made in the US.
Note, an AL606X is the same alt, but a reman.
GREAT quality, good warranty, great price, allegedly made in the US.
Note, an AL606X is the same alt, but a reman.
Hotshot
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 17,988
Likes: 207
From: La La Land
That's just pure B.S.
Apparently, they just didn't want to take the time.
EVERYTHING, including the frame pieces, are available as quality piece parts.
6Gs are about as common today as Delcos, and for someone to tell you that yours isn't rebuildable is just a lie.
I'd be wary of ever using that shop again, for anything, if it were in my hometown.
Liars get only one chance with me. Forever after, they're just liars.
Pop
Apparently, they just didn't want to take the time.
EVERYTHING, including the frame pieces, are available as quality piece parts.
6Gs are about as common today as Delcos, and for someone to tell you that yours isn't rebuildable is just a lie.
I'd be wary of ever using that shop again, for anything, if it were in my hometown.
Liars get only one chance with me. Forever after, they're just liars.
Pop
Post Fiend
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 19,311
Likes: 97
From: Waterloo, Iowa
What they left out maybe, it isn't rebuildable at a price people are willing to pay. Those "cheap" alternators coming from overseas don't just put the huge factories down, they put all the little guy parts jobbers out too.
Have to admit, took all those old school shops for granted, but those boys are getting up there in age. I'm figuring when they hang it up, forget it. Seen any TV repair shops lately? Didn't think so. Nobody around to take their place.
Sent from my iPhone using IB AutoGroup
Have to admit, took all those old school shops for granted, but those boys are getting up there in age. I'm figuring when they hang it up, forget it. Seen any TV repair shops lately? Didn't think so. Nobody around to take their place.
Sent from my iPhone using IB AutoGroup
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 1,800
Likes: 52
From: Southern Colorado
My good, local shop wanted $120 to rebuild my OEM Ford unit and sandbagged me a week on even taking it apart. That irritated me a bit.
I reluctantly ordered a so-called 'OEM alternator' (which I had imagined might be Motorcraft) alternator for $100 from RockAuto. It was a brand new (not reman) Chinese alternator. It has, however, worked perfectly for a few years. I kept my old Ford alternator (no cores with Rock Auto), so I might one day have it rebuilt as needed.
I reluctantly ordered a so-called 'OEM alternator' (which I had imagined might be Motorcraft) alternator for $100 from RockAuto. It was a brand new (not reman) Chinese alternator. It has, however, worked perfectly for a few years. I kept my old Ford alternator (no cores with Rock Auto), so I might one day have it rebuilt as needed.
Thread Starter
|
Cargo Master
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 2,500
Likes: 14
From: South Carolina
I found/called a place called Mr Alternator.
The guy that answered the phone said they rebuild these for about $125 with a one year warranty.
I have never used them but am considering them.
The guy that answered the phone said they rebuild these for about $125 with a one year warranty.
I have never used them but am considering them.
Senior User
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 492
Likes: 0
From: Jenkintown, PA
As my Grandfather used to say, "fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me".
Lead Driver
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 7,760
Likes: 27
From: Hampton, Maryland.
My local shop called me today and gave me a price of $180 to bump up to 180 amp. I asked if they were rebuilding mine and they said no, it would be a brand new unit. I asked them what was the output on the one I gave them and he said he thought it was 110 amp unit. I said go ahead and get the $180 unit. Then I will pull the Chinese one for a spare. I paid $160 for that one.