[AT] OT:Musta been the lightning

[Chuck Saunders]

I too have had problems with Autozone alternators after having my ford
OEM alternator go out 3 times in 2 days(serviced at Ford first 2
times) on the road I got one in the rain in Louisville KY from
Autozone. It lasts about a year on average. I bought a waterpump from
Ford for $300 lasted 13 months, Got one at the local auto parts store
(O'Reillys) and it has ben on for 3 years now. Don't get me wrong,
it's not that I think the auto parts stores have better stuff, but I
don't think that the dealer has any better. Everything (of this
nature) I have bought from the dealer has been rebuilt stuff with a 12
month warranty. The auto parts stores are going lifetime warranty on
most stuff. I do agree that if I could get new OEM stuff I would be
more pleased but I can't imagine how much they would charge.
Chuck Saunders
Kansas City, MO

On 8/4/05, Thomas O. Mehrkam <tomehrkam at houston.rr.com> wrote:
> Well I have a Ford F150 and a Chevy Suburban C2500
> 
> It has yet to fail. If I plan to service the Ford the Chevy craters the
> day before. I figured it out the Chevy is jealous. It wants all the
> attention. It finally got so bad I had to buy a new F250 because I never
> had time to work on the old Ford. The Chevy wanted all the attention.
> 
> I am afraid to try to sell the Chevy It would probably throw a rod if it
> got wind of that. ;-}
> 
> To be on topic. The Ford F250 V10 pulls the International H a whole lot
> better than the 3/4 ton Suburban.
> 
> I hope you have better luck with Auto zone Alternators than I had. I had
> one with a life time warranty. I replaced it seven times on my old
> Suburban. They would last about one year. The always failed on the road.
> I got real good at changing them out in August in front of the auto
> parts store.
> 
> I made a new rule when I replaced the old Suburban. Only factory parts.
> They cost three times as much but last six times as long. Gives me more
> time to work on old Tractors.
> 
> HaliganBar at aol.com wrote:
> > Well, in a very bizarre chain of events, I've had alternator failure on 2
> > vehicles in the same day. It started when my 4-wheeler wouldn't start...a check
> > of the battery showed 11.3 volts before starting and 11.0 volts after starting.
> 
> 
> > Then about 3 hours later I was coming back from the local farm store and I
> > noticed the alternator light on my Chevy C2500 was lit up. So I sent the kids to
> > drop the 4-wheeler at the dealership (the first time I was glad our oldest
> > daughter had a boyfriend with a pickup) and I grabbed the "bumpy old pickup" and
> > Kristopher (age 9) to help bale 151 bales of hay we had down.
> >
> > After stacking the hay in the barn I removed the old alternator and my wife
> > ran off to Autozone to get the new one. I did take the time to clean all the
> > battery connections (my truck has dual batteries). The first battery cleaned up
> > nicely. However, when I tried to unscrew the sidepost on the other battery the
> > entire positive terminal came right out of the side of the battery. Well, I
> > guess the good news is the cable ends are really clean..actually so is the
> > positive terminal...unfortunately it's also sitting in my hand.
> >
> > The only thing that kept me calm during the entire ordeal was the hour of
> > quality time I spent raking hay with the Farmall 350 (requisite antique tractor
> > reference). I think it's very strange that both should fail on the same day. I
> > can't think of anything the 2 vehicles had in common that might explain
> > it....except..we did have a thunderstorm pass nearby the night before. Maybe
> > lightning fouls sparkplugs AND wrecks alternators.
> >
> >
> > Thanks for letting me ramble...
> > Karl
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