[tcb] Re: generator

  • From: Will Wood <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:27:25 -0500 (GMT-05:00)

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it."  If you're nervous, get a spare and throw it under the hood.

Also Alternators generate more power with lower HP draw. 




-----Original Message-----
From: sammie smith
Sent: Mar 12, 2008 10:16 AM
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tcb] generator

OK, need advice from all the VW mechanic wizards:  Still thinking about the 5,000 mile cruise to the Bug-In and the KG Treffen with the CA 1 highway cruise thrown in.  Will drive the Baja.  Everything on this car is new or recently gone through except for the generator.  Brushes are still good, generator works fine and was replaced new, but about 100,000 miles ago.  So, should I play it safe and just replace the generator with a new one before the trip?
 
And don't give me any crud about replacing it with an alternator.  I think generators are much more reliable and I'm not pulling the juices that require an alternator.

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