[tcb] Re: generator

  • From: Neil <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:17:23 -0700 (PDT)

If it were me, I'd go ahead and replace/refurbish it
b/4 the trip...
--- sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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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