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| SKL1 |
 Sep 1 2025, 12:16 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,728 Joined: 19-February 11 From: north Scottsdale Member No.: 12,732 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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I want to rebuild the alternator from my early '71 914- wondered what the options are and who have people here used?
TIA. |
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| bdstone914 |
Sep 1 2025, 01:13 PM
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bdstone914 Group: Members Posts: 5,106 Joined: 8-November 03 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 1,319 |
I have local shop that does a great job.
I charge $150 with a core. Can take him a core am tomorrow. .Can ship the rebuilt one and you return you yours to be rebuilt ne. Or you can send yours |
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| 930cabman |
Sep 1 2025, 02:25 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,240 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States
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I used to have a local guy, recently closed up. These days I travel about 45 minutes to a nearby town to have this done. I'll bet there is someone nearby who can rebuild
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| emerygt350 |
Sep 1 2025, 02:51 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,190 Joined: 20-July 21 From: Upstate, NY Member No.: 25,740 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(bdstone914 @ Sep 1 2025, 01:13 PM)  I have local shop that does a great job. I charge $150 with a core. Can take him a core am tomorrow. .Can ship the rebuilt one and you return you yours to be rebuilt ne. Or you can send yours Satisfied customer here. bdstone did this for me a few months ago. |
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| 914Sixer |
Sep 1 2025, 07:38 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 9,233 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region
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Bruce Stone has one of my AL85X Bosch Rebuilt Alternator if you want Bosch. Let me know.
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| DennisV |
Sep 1 2025, 07:48 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 697 Joined: 8-August 20 From: Santa Rosa, CA Member No.: 24,575 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(SKL1 @ Sep 1 2025, 11:16 AM) I want to rebuild the alternator from my early '71 914- wondered what the options are and who have people here used? TIA. Is Doug Darrah of ABC Parts Werks still active? |
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| SKL1 |
Sep 1 2025, 08:08 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,728 Joined: 19-February 11 From: north Scottsdale Member No.: 12,732 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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If I can't find someone locally in the greater PHX area I'll send my original to bdstone- want to keep my original one rebuilt and not do an exchange.
Thx. |
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| bdstone914 |
Sep 2 2025, 05:52 AM
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bdstone914 Group: Members Posts: 5,106 Joined: 8-November 03 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 1,319 |
QUOTE(SKL1 @ Sep 1 2025, 07:08 PM) If I can't find someone locally in the greater PHX area I'll send my original to bdstone- want to keep my original one rebuilt and not do an exchange. Thx. Getting it done local will save you two way shipping. And as Mark mentioned I have a new Bosch he send me. We tested it to verify the amperage which is stock. |
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| GregAmy |
Sep 2 2025, 06:50 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,550 Joined: 22-February 13 From: Middletown CT Member No.: 15,565 Region Association: North East States
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I've got a local shop here in CT, too. They seem to do a better job than the ones we get at a FLAPS, and they last longer.
If a regular reseller like Bruce has a good source then I'd go with that as a swap out, especially since Bruce has a core handy to get 'er done. |
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| bkrantz |
Sep 2 2025, 07:08 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,490 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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I used this place in Tucson. They have a shop in Phoenix.
https://www.tucsonalternator.com/?srsltid=A...avG9IUMurD2X5o4 |
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| mxkinn01 |
Sep 2 2025, 07:24 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 266 Joined: 18-June 17 From: Las Vegas, NV Member No.: 21,195 Region Association: Southwest Region
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Just my two cents,
I would definitely have it or one rebuilt as Bruce suggested. Last time I changed mine, not one, not two, but three times I had to change it out. All were remanufactured Bosch alternators and two of them were junk right out of the box (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) . I guess the silver lining is I got faster at changing them. |
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