Good News Dennis,
I just spoke with Dione Warwick psychics advisors.
They say that some body has put a hex on you.
Its going to be expensive to get rid of it though.
Somewhere in the neighborhood of $149.95 w exchange.
They'll rebuild your old Hex and send it off to someone new.

Stan Wilder

On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 18:55:39 -0400 Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
writes:
> So why did a recent Bosch rebuild have obvious hand soldered brushes
> in
> an obvious non Bosch regulator? I sent it back before I even
> installed
> it. I have also experienced a number of Bosch starters that failed
> shortly after installation. Usually the solenoid (click but no
> start) or
> Bendix,(starter turns but not engine). Unfortunately, they can cut
> corners too.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On
> Behalf
> Of Doktor Tim
> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 5:59 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Alternator Deal.
>
> Well that's just BS. A genuine Bosch Reman alternator gets the
> stator
> fully
> rebuilt, windings desoldered and resoldered, the slip rings turned
> if
> not
> worn beyond spec or replaced with new, dymamically balanced, new
> bearings
> and brushes and brush springs, new diode set, new voltage regulator,
> new
> pulley nut and washer, in other words, not rebuilt but
> REMANUFACTURED to
> NEW SPECS throughout. And, if they are low on cores, you many times
> get
> a
> NewMan unit, which is a brand new alternator for the remanufactured
> price.
>
> And that goes as well for their ReMan starters, fully
> REMANUFACTURED,
> not
> just "rebuilt" like NAPA and virtually all others. Bosch is the no
> compromise solution to lowest cost per mile. All others are just
> wannabees.
> Indeed, in this case you do get what you pay for.
>
> At 09:01 AM 07/28/2003, you wrote:
>
> >I see this and call NAPA too.
> >This is what is replaced in this alternator.
> >bushings, diodes, brushes .
> >The windings are inspected and tested.
> >  Is not just cleaned and replated.
> >Three year warrantee is good for me.
> >A Bosch rebuilt is done same way.
> >For almost twice the price.
> >So what is differrent?
> >Nothing.
>
>

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