Unfortunately, all of the internals that are available to rebuild a Lucas
Alternator now come from India and are p.o.s. I have never had a rebuilt
Lucas Alternator last for more than 1 year. I have had a Saturn alternator
on the Midget for the last 6 years, powering hi wattage headlights, and a
stereo with a power amplifier and an electronic ignition. As I commented in
another post, the Saturn alternator has all of the modern updates, and was
designed with a life expectancy of 150,000 miles. I'm sure the Lucas unit
was designed to last 12,500 miles or until the factory warantee ended, which
ever came first.
David Riker
----- Original Message -----
From "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz at hky.com>
To: "David Lieb" <dbl@chicagolandmgclub.com>; "Spridget List"
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 5:20 PM
Subject: RE: GM Alternator
> David,
> I guess I'm just a firm believer that one makes one's own luck. Also, if
> you look hard enough, you should be able to find someone who can be
> trusted
> to rebuild your Lucas alternator, or generator to OEM specs & reliability
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