> To sum this up you're probably looking at 2 things: driving style,
> and parts supplier.
I agree entirely, but I would add "luck of the draw" to the list. A few years
ago, the alternator went out on the wife's old Toyota
and I picked up a rebuilt one at a local independent parts house. I've been
dealing with them for many years and never had a
problem. But this time, the replacement alternator died again within a matter
of weeks. I assumed that meant I had overlooked some
problem, so I went over the entire charging system carefully, even replaced the
battery, clamps and fusible link. But the next
replacement again failed within a matter of weeks, as did the one after that
and the one after that.
Then I got a good one, and it is still working today (although we've since
passed the car along to a family friend). Same
rebuilder, same supplier, no other changes to the car. I assume the rebuilder
got a batch of weak diodes or something, but ???
Randall
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