Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 17:10:38 -0700 From: Johannes H Andersen <johannes.andersennopsamel.ac.uk> Subject: Re: ACCKKK another dead alternator!!
Tom Trueb wrote: > > 1989 9000CD Turbo autotragic: > > In less than a year since the $400 job, the new one's dead. Mechanic > thinks it can be waranteed, but what could cause this? He wonders if > the oil dripping onto/into it might be shorting it out. Where could the > oil be likely coming from if this is the case? Oil level sensor? Fill > tube? This is causing marital difficulties, as I just spent $800 on new > heater core, blower, and control. > > Tom Trueb > Delphi, IN. Did you get a new alternator a year ago or was it a refurbished one ? I once had a refurbished alternator fitted to save money (not a saab car), but it only lasted a year or thereabout. Johannes
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