April location's and other gossip

cherokee727 · Apr 25, 2013

Good Afternoon everyone! The truck is fixed and we are ready to roll! Just wish they would have used some vaseline... anyway hoping we get some miles yet this week. Sprinter either needs a alternator or a pulley. Something locked up and made the alt light come on for a few seconds. Luckily he made it home just waiting on the shop to look at it. Hope everyone has a great day!

Dreamer · Apr 25, 2013

cherokee727 said:
Good Afternoon everyone! The truck is fixed and we are ready to roll! Just wish they would have used some vaseline... anyway hoping we get some miles yet this week. Sprinter either needs a alternator or a pulley. Something locked up and made the alt light come on for a few seconds. Luckily he made it home just waiting on the shop to look at it. Hope everyone has a great day!

Mine did that...bad tensioner and bad alternator. Bearings were siezing.

Dale

cherokee727 · Apr 25, 2013

Dreamer said:
Mine did that...bad tensioner and bad alternator. Bearings were siezing.

Dale

Well the alternator is only 6 mo old and tensioner is 9 mo old... hope its not them but could be

hoping its an idler pulley.

Dreamer · Apr 25, 2013

cherokee727 said:
Well the alternator is only 6 mo old and tensioner is 9 mo old... hope its not them but could be hoping its an idler pulley.

My 3rd alternator in 14 months.....was getting at OReily's....got this last one at Advance...hope it's better

Dale

guido4475 · Apr 25, 2013

cherokee727 said:
Well the alternator is only 6 mo old and tensioner is 9 mo old... hope its not them but could be hoping its an idler pulley.

Being less than a year old, the possible parts that are bad, why don't you loosen the belt and find out where the problem is, and remove it and get the new one under warranty and re-install it? Just curious......

ohiomike08 · Apr 25, 2013

Dispatch came through for me. Pick up in TN tomorrow morning and deliver in MI Monday morning. So, I'll get to see my granddaughter this weekend!

SWTexas1 · Apr 25, 2013

jelliott said:
BTW, today is the 10th anniversary of the incorporation of the company! Expediting came a few years later, but here is one of our original tractors. Also a pic of our first two expedite units. Note the loved/hated blue stripe, lol.

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May there be many many more

guido4475 · Apr 25, 2013

Dreamer said:
My 3rd alternator in 14 months.....was getting at OReily's....got this last one at Advance...hope it's better

Dale

I think it is more of a supplier/vendor/rebuilder issue than a store/chain issue. I bought a 100% new alt from Napa for my old van when in Pa, and it quit 10 miles later on a Sunday after the store closed...needless to say, I made it home, and to find out different Napa stores buy from different suppliers, so not all stores honor each other's parts warranties because of the different suppliers used by different franchise stores..

Autozone batteries last about 2 years, so I get a new one every 2 years free under warranty.Same with their alternators.

guido4475 · Apr 25, 2013

May have to move a little eastward this evening to get in a better zone....

Turtle · Apr 25, 2013

Dreamer said:
My 3rd alternator in 14 months.....was getting at OReily's....got this last one at Advance...hope it's better

For something as squirrelly at the alternator on a Sprinter (that decoupler pulley specifically), it's probably best to rely on the OEM Bosch alternator. A dealer or Europarts will have those, of course, as does many NAPA stores.

ohiomike08 · Apr 25, 2013

Brook Shields in the Foster Grant commercial.... Wow!!!!

cherokee727 · Apr 25, 2013

guido4475 said:
Being less than a year old, the possible parts that are bad, why don't you loosen the belt and find out where the problem is, and remove it and get the new one under warranty and re-install it? Just curious......

We dont have receipts. The guy we bought it from gave us a list of dates and repairs no receipts. I am not there or i would look at it myself. My cousin checked it out it is the alternator. Last owner put a salvage yard special on it...

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cherokee727 · Apr 25, 2013

Turtle said:
For something as squirrelly at the alternator on a Sprinter (that decoupler pulley specifically), it's probably best to rely on the OEM Bosch alternator. A dealer or Europarts will have those, of course, as does many NAPA stores.

Advance auto parts (at least ours) sell new and rebuilt bosch brand alternators!

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RoadTime · Apr 26, 2013

jelliott said:
Whew! Bring your child to work day can be a lot of work! LOL

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151649047736654&set=vb.72940366653&type=2&theater

I was expecting to see a clown come out at any time

cherokee727 · Apr 26, 2013

G'night everyone. May the load fairy bless you all! Later everyone.

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jujubeans · Apr 26, 2013

Spring has sprung...so refreshing to sleep with a window open again!

Dreamer · Apr 26, 2013

Turtle said:
For something as squirrelly at the alternator on a Sprinter (that decoupler pulley specifically), it's probably best to rely on the OEM Bosch alternator. A dealer or Europarts will have those, of course, as does many NAPA stores.

Ah, I see this is a common problem! The mechanic took it and showed me where that pulley went bad. I had never seen that happen before. He said it wasn't exactly the bearings, it was the part that connects the pulley. Weird.

Dale