[Shotimes] Bad Alternator

[Zach Leahy]

Wow, neat trick.  I bet if you sold an alternator that burst into
flames for a honda civic, you would get a fair amount of buyers!

in reality, that's really interesting what happened.  Good to hear you
managed to take care of it with (hopefully) little damage to
surrounding items.

Z
..only engine fire i had was when I spilled 1/3 quart of dino oil on
the front ehaust sheild...

On Apr 11, 2005 1:01 AM, Bob <bob@hotpursuit.net> wrote:
> I was lucky I had a fire extinguisher in the car after buying an Autolite
> branded lifetime reman alt at Kragen.  After less than a year on it, it
> caught on fire while driving Fri before last and even with the engine off
> the only way to stop the fire was to disconnect the battery.  Every time I
> blasted it with the extinguisher it would start smoking and light up again
> (engine off of course).
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Jonathon Beisler
> > Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 7:59 PM
> > To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> > Subject: [Shotimes] Bad Alternator
> >
> >
> > Thanks to all that replied.  I was lucky in that the local
> > Autozone had a rebuilt one with a lifetime warranty.  Swapped out
> > the OEM with the "new one" and cranked the AC the stereo with amp
> > and the lights and waited for the battery light to come back on,
> > but it didn't so I guess the ol' SHO is cured for now.  Hell,
> > everything on the front of the engine is new now, why would I buy
> > anything else!?
> > Thanks again!
> > JB
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