Hehe... $160 is a little high in my book when I bought an 120 amp from a
junk yard for $35, had it rebuilt for $40, then had it powder coated for
$25!!
Granted, the key is having a good shop that will take it apart for you so
you can get the casing powder coated, but for $100, I'ld say I got a damn
good deal!
-- Gary Hedlin President Hedlin Web Designs http://www.hedlin.net Gary's Wisdom- #1 -You can't love anyone if you can't love yourself!!On 11/21/03 12:07 AM, in article bpka2k$188$1@bent.twistedbits.net, "jon@dakota-truck.net" <jon@dakota-truck.net> wrote:
> > brett4hand@hotmail.com wrote: > : Hey Jon, > : thanks for the info. I'll probably go for the 90 amp at Autozone. > > > Sure thing. :-) > > BTW, do you know anyone at a Chrysler/Dodge dealership? If so, > if you give them the VIN, they can pull the options list for your > Dak and tell you what alternator it was supposed to come with. > > Ok, here's something else that might help you out. If it is > still legible, check out the part number on your existing > alternator. It will be a Denso, and the 3.9L/5.2L came with three > possible ratings, here are the part numbers for each: > > 75 amp: 53008646 > 90 amp: 53008647 > 120 amp: 53008651 > > Just for completeness, for the archives' sake, here are > the part numbers that apply to the 2.5L engines: > > 75 amp: 56005684 > 90 amp: 56005685 > 120 amp: 56005686 > > > This data is from my '96 FSM, so there is a chance the > part numbers are different from your '94, but maybe we'll get > lucky, sure wouldn't hurt to look, anyway. > > > > As far as the cost to upgrade from the 90 to the 120 goes, > I'm checking out Autozone's pricing right now, looks like > the "Duralast" 120 amp is $160, the "Duralast" 90 amp is > $145. For $15, I'd be tempted to go with the 120 amp. In > the "Duralast Gold" series, the price difference is more > drastic, $150 for the 90 amp and $205 for the 120 amp. > Funny thing though is that both the normal and the "Gold" > Duralast alterantors are all flagged as having a limited > lifetime warranty. Does this mean you don't have to purchase > the "Gold" version to get the lifetime warranty? (There are > other alternators listed which have 3 month or 1 year warranties) > Maybe Tom or Ron can tell you more about how that works. > > Of course, don't forget that the core charge for all of > the above is $65, so they will charge you $65 extra and will > refund it if you bring your old alternator back and give it > to them. (Save the core charge receipt they give you.) If > you are certain your alternator is garbage, you can just bring > it in when you buy the new one and get the core charge back > right away, but I like to install the part first, that way if > for some reason it doesn't work or turns out not to be the > problem, I've still got my original and can return the new > one for a full refund. (If you already gave away your original > alternator and bring the new one back for a refund, I'm not sure > how that works, I guess they would give you $65, but try to > buy an alternator with that!) :-) > > > : BTW, I'm > : posting for the first time from the Web-News gateway! Too antsy to wait for > : answers in digest mode. Thanks for setting this thing up! > > > Great! I'm glad to hear its useful! :-) >
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