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. > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs