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Alternator Repair $20+
Gene Rochester of Seneca, SC. has been building alternators since he was a teenager. He's now in his sixties. He has direct ties to NASCAR, and there are pictures of old cars lining the waiting area of the shop. He isn't a backyard-garage builder, either. His 3,000+ sq.ft. shop is lined with parts as well as rebuilt and new alternators. He and his partner shop in Greer, SC, turn out almost 14,000 alternators a month.
My dad spoke highly of him when I mentioned that I wanted to have Ms. Scarlet's (MadScientist's car) alternator rebuilt. The biggest reason I went to him is because my dad had told me that he could 'rebuild an alternator for almost nothing'. What I learned from Mr. Rochester was that the alternator didn't need to be rebuilt, and that the variations in power were due to the old, worn out belt that currently drives it. He brought me over to the alternator testing machine that he used to show me that the alternator was charging properly, and mentioned that the reason why my alternator pulley had rusted so much was because it had heated up due to a slipping belt, which caused the pulley to be more susceptible to rusting.
I asked him what he wanted to rebuild an alternator completely. His answer, in so many words, was this: "If you need all the components of the alternator replaced, it's best that you get a new one, which I can sell to you for $120. Most of the time, though, an alternator can be brought back around just by changing the bearings, and I can do that for as low as $20. These Mondo alternators (contracted by Mitsubishi for the Festiva) are damn good alternators and last a long time. We don't have to work on many of them, and generally when we do it's a bearing that's gone out, or maybe a fan. Fans are around $35 to replace. It all depends on what condition the alternator is in."
I thought I'd mention this to all of you. I assume he receives and ships alternators, but if he doesn't and you would like your alternator repaired, I'll make sure he gets it. Here's his info.
My dad spoke highly of him when I mentioned that I wanted to have Ms. Scarlet's (MadScientist's car) alternator rebuilt. The biggest reason I went to him is because my dad had told me that he could 'rebuild an alternator for almost nothing'. What I learned from Mr. Rochester was that the alternator didn't need to be rebuilt, and that the variations in power were due to the old, worn out belt that currently drives it. He brought me over to the alternator testing machine that he used to show me that the alternator was charging properly, and mentioned that the reason why my alternator pulley had rusted so much was because it had heated up due to a slipping belt, which caused the pulley to be more susceptible to rusting.
I asked him what he wanted to rebuild an alternator completely. His answer, in so many words, was this: "If you need all the components of the alternator replaced, it's best that you get a new one, which I can sell to you for $120. Most of the time, though, an alternator can be brought back around just by changing the bearings, and I can do that for as low as $20. These Mondo alternators (contracted by Mitsubishi for the Festiva) are damn good alternators and last a long time. We don't have to work on many of them, and generally when we do it's a bearing that's gone out, or maybe a fan. Fans are around $35 to replace. It all depends on what condition the alternator is in."
I thought I'd mention this to all of you. I assume he receives and ships alternators, but if he doesn't and you would like your alternator repaired, I'll make sure he gets it. Here's his info.
GENE ROCHESTER
ALTERNATOR REPAIR
864-888-8578
ALTERNATOR REPAIR
864-888-8578
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