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Is it worth repairing this car...
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Instead of getting a second hand alternator from a scrappy,with no guarantee that it'll work,seek out a re-conditioned one from a local service agent.You take yours in,and get the new one as an exchange unit,and you'll usually get a 12 month gurantee on it.
They're not rocket science to fit,usually 2 bolts,and a bar to get the tension right on the alternator belt,and then putting the plug back in.
The only thing that usually goes wrong on an alternator,are the brushes or the bearings,and these are replaced when re-conditioned.
I'm guessing that your local garage is supplying a re-con alternator,and you need to be asking the question.If he is,then it's not worth getting your spanners out for the price he's quoting you.
Keep us posted.
Ken.That's my mutt in the picture above.0
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