Close call
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Close call
Well I was out yesterday evening on my dinner break, and I'm at a light. The light turns green and my transmission feels like it's slipping, and I panic thinking my trans is going. I notice my voltmeter is registering 10 volts, Uh oh my altenators dead. Well I race back home in traffic and second gear to keep the RPM's up cause she looked to be charging slightly. I get back home and back her in the garage and she cut off. Whew just made it I had to push it 1 foot to clear the garage door. Now I just have to find a place that rebuilds altenators, since I don't want to polish another one. :flag
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Re: Close call (YellowYbody)
Wow, that's cutting it close. Just rebuild it yourself, they aren't that hard. Besides, who else are you going to trust not to scratch the polish?
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Re: Close call (ShawnZR-1)
Just in the nick of time ... Better be thanking your gaurdian angel...
Scratch the polish?
I would not choose to polish another one if it can be avoided...But... I would not worry about scatching. Polishing a scratched peice is alot easier than rebiulding the alternator.
I am NO mechanic but I can polish anything. And it is in a sense finely scratching raw aluminum to a honed shine.
Scratch the polish?
I would not choose to polish another one if it can be avoided...But... I would not worry about scatching. Polishing a scratched peice is alot easier than rebiulding the alternator.
I am NO mechanic but I can polish anything. And it is in a sense finely scratching raw aluminum to a honed shine.
