Re: [xj-s] Re; '84 Lucas Alternator Replacement

[dmeadow@juno.com]

On Fri, 10 Jul 1998 16:02:55 -0400 "Peter Cohen"
<petercohen@unn.unisys.com> writes:
>It is interesting to see that they include a document that details all
the 
>work that's been done.

Actually, what comes with it is a pretty long list of items that they
refurbish on _every_ rebuild, such as replacing all bearings.  This is in
contrast to the cigar smoker that, I suspect, will only fix whatever is
immediately necessary to get it working, leaving marginal parts in place.

>I suspect that the rebuilder would rather have the Lucas core. GM 
>cores are easy to come by. The Lucas would probably cost more and be
harder for 
>them to find.

Your suspicions are quite correct.  Larry Hoy of this list found a parts
place that would take the Lucas core in exchange for a rebuilt GM
alternator.  He indicated he remembered getting $25 for the Lucas versus
the $15 that he would have received for a GM.  I was less lucky, however,
as one parts place showed no interest in the Lucas whatsoever.  So, when
I went to Pep Boys I didn't raise the issue and I got a $20 credit.  In
any case, it wasn't worth the extra couple of bucks to bother with it.

David Littlefield
Houston, TX
'62 MGA MkII
'51 MGTD
'88 Jaguar XJ-S

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