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Subject:Re: Reliability of AutoZone (Duralast) alternators
From:craig cowan
Date:Wed, 1 Oct 2008 20:31:41 -0400

I've got one.
The first one i got from them didn't seem to work, i replaced it after like
10 miles, but i've had one in there now for 3 years and 5K miles or so,
without a single problem.

I believe they're just rebuilt Bosch alternators.... I mean they're not
building their own.

-Craig
'85Westy

On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 8:24 PM, Edward Duntz <eduntz@hotmail.com> wrote:

> My alternator died on the way back from the Pony Pitch Campout on
> Assateadue Island last Sunday. I had to put in an AuzoZone (their Duralast
> brand) as a replacement. It was the only thing available on Sunday late
> afternoon when I was still almost 200 miles from home. It has a lifetime
> warranty, but that is no comfort if I need to replace it every year,
> especially on the road.
>
> Has anyone had experience with this brand?
>
> Thanks,
> Ed Duntz in CT
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