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Posted: Mar. 15 2008,12:05 pm

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So while I was gone Beck had some BMW issues. While she was driving all the warning lights came on and the radio started trippin out :break

She texts me and says it wont start and shes getting a ride to work. Then she text me and it started and shes taking it to Pep Boys :eek

cause its close. They call her later and says it needs a battery. I tell her NFW "Give me the guys number" :angry

So I bust the guys balz for a while and he really can't give me a straight answer. They didn't even charge the battery, So I tell jackass, charge the battery and ck it agian. 2 hours later, Beck calls and the battery is all of the sudden fine :flamed

Needs an alternator, none in town, 3-5 days to get one, $450 installed, BLA BLAH Blah.

I tell her to get the f'n car out of there and I'll ck it when I get home. She drives it home on battery power and uses the RX-7 the rest of the week.

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Posted: Mar. 15 2008,12:10 pm

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Part 2

I get home and ck the alternator, and sure as shiznit its bad. Dealer want $528.60 for a reman and non stocking 2-3 days out. :phone

5-6 places find one at the Auto Zoners (I really don't like using that crap but I figure I'll give it a try.) Beck picks it up on her way home and I start yanking the old one, actually not to bad to get out about 45 minutes.

She gets home and I match them up and things are good to go. I'll leave the whole Bosch/Valeo drama out :rolleyes

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Posted: Mar. 15 2008,12:14 pm

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Part 3

So I get started putting the new one on and things go pretty smooth. hardest part was the frikin air box reinstalling the duct work :break

Did find/fix a small water leak on some hose hooked to a sensor on the air box :good

Why you need it who knows :rolleyes

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Posted: Mar. 15 2008,12:20 pm

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Part 4

All back together, ck voltage on the battery, got a little over 12. Good to go. Fire up the car and the freaking alternator is screaming :eek

Â like a Banshee on crack :banghead

Not sure if the battery voltage was to low and popped a diode when it went full field or the fockers just built a piece of poo poo with a bad diode. Either way I gota change it out, but of course it was the only one in town. Focking 3-5 days we get to listen to the wail of the Banshee

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Posted: Mar. 15 2008,12:29 pm

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Part 5

So now the dilemma starts. Do I just try another from the Zoners? Do I get the original rebuilt? The Dealer may be an option but 5 hundy :rolleyes

won't work, I'll have to get a buddy of mine thats works there to buy it. Then theres the replace the OEM 80amp with a 140 amp dilemma :stupid

its a pretty easy swap (yeah right).

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Posted: Mar. 15 2008,12:32 pm

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Part 6

Oh Yeah

The car has a air cooling duct that is supposed to help cool the alternator, runs from up on top of the radiator down to the back of the alternator. Pretty neat idea, except for this :eek

Found all this under the cover on the back. Â
:jawdrop

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Posted: Mar. 15 2008,12:33 pm

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Thats about 13-14 years worth of critters and crap :puke

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Posted: Mar. 15 2008,12:37 pm

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But for now I think I'll have a few beers :drink

and worry about it Monday :finger

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Posted: Mar. 15 2008,12:41 pm

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I've always just put new brushes and voltage regs in my altinators. Had a Benz w/ $500 altinator, put in a $50 voltage regulator (was a plugin with brushes attached), in the dealer parking lot and drove home.

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Posted: Mar. 15 2008,12:44 pm

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I do know (a friend of a friend) a guy that has a shop in Tuscon that does alot of import (Jag and BMW) stuff. I'll get you his number ASAP.

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Posted: Mar. 15 2008,12:46 pm

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I read on one of my Beemer forums about a guy who modified brushes he bought at Home Depot for a Skill Saw :break

Fixed his for around 9 bucks :laugh

I could probally go get some diodes at Radio Shack and fix this one today but it will be more fun to crack some skulls over at the Auto Zone :beat

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Posted: Mar. 15 2008,12:57 pm

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Yeah, give those guys both barrels! :guns

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Posted: Mar. 15 2008,1:28 pm

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Quote (tonedog @ Mar. 15 2008,12:44 pm)

I do know (a friend of a friend) a guy that has a shop in Tuscon that does alot of import (Jag and BMW) stuff. Â I'll get you his number ASAP.

It's Greg's Import Repair....I guess he's closed on the weekend, but he'll be in Monday. He's always taken care of us.

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Posted: Mar. 15 2008,3:19 pm

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LMAO...for a second there AZ I thought you were talking to yourself throughout this whole thread...LOL

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Posted: Mar. 15 2008,3:21 pm

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Post Rank...WTF...I guess I've slipped some...here's a little POST WHORING to catch up and maybe regain my #1 status,...LOL (kidding, never have the time anymore to PW with the Little Ones around)

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Posted: Mar. 15 2008,8:34 pm

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I'd bet( if any still are around out there) that a Auto Electric Shop would have or could get the pieces needed to fix'r up...diode packs, brushes,etc.
It would take a few days probably but you'd have saved a few weekends worth of fuel money.

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Posted: Mar. 15 2008,9:37 pm

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Quote (Wifey @ Mar. 15 2008,4:19 pm)

LMAO...for a second there AZ I thought you were talking to yourself throughout this whole thread...LOL Â

Pop in and bust my chops,

Nice to here from ya again :beer

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Posted: Mar. 15 2008,9:41 pm

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Quote (tonedog @ Mar. 15 2008,1:44 pm)

I do know (a friend of a friend) a guy that has a shop in Tuscon that does alot of import (Jag and BMW) stuff. Â I'll get you his number ASAP.

Allways good to have a hook up :good

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Posted: Mar. 15 2008,10:41 pm

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Holy Rat Poo Batman... :puke

Sounded like a really fun time... :flamed

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Posted: Mar. 15 2008,11:57 pm

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Quote (shueman @ Mar. 15 2008,10:41 pm)

Holy Rat Poo Batman... :puke

Sounded like a really fun time... :flamed

I'd bet there was a squeal or two from the inhabitant somewhere down the line

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Posted: Mar. 16 2008,7:57 am

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I've been looking for parts for an hour or so now... can't find new brushes or rectifiers for the Valeo alternators. You can get new voltage regulators for them, but they are a C note at least. Take that new rebuilt POS back and swap out the regulator on the old one, I bet it works.

Now if it was a Bosch... parts for those things are all over the place...

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Posted: July 10 2008,11:22 pm

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Quote (AZKC @ Mar. 15 2008,9:37 pm)

Quote (Wifey @ Mar. 15 2008,4:19 pm)

LMAO...for a second there AZ I thought you were talking to yourself throughout this whole thread...LOL Â

Pop in and bust my chops, Â

Nice to here from ya again :beer

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Posted: July 11 2008,8:51 am

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Shes a Sniper I tell ya. :alien

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Posted: July 11 2008,8:56 am

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Quote (AZKC @ July 11 2008,8:51 am)

Shes a Sniper I tell ya. Â :alien

But a poor shot :guns

, she only knicked your ear :rotflmao

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Posted: July 11 2008,9:40 am

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Quote (AZKC @ July 11 2008,8:51 am)

Shes a Sniper I tell ya. Â :alien

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