I was at a traffic light this afternoon in the Mercury, when I noticed the battery light come on. The voltmeter was also showing a low reading, so I pulled aside and took out my multimeter to see alternator output definitely was low at 11.02 V. As I was driving down to the parts store, the light flickered on and off every now and then and it was intermittent, but I decided I would replace it anyway than to be stranded in the heat.
I went to a whole seller, who sells the alternator for $28 cheaper than I would pay at work after discount, and got another remanufactured Motorcraft. Genuinely wish all new units were still available for my car, as I'm not a fan of Motorcraft Preferred Value products, as they call them.
Anyhow, parked outside was the very 1960 Cadillac 60 Special I took a picture of and posted earlier. The driver was an older gentleman, and as he was backing up, he smashed into the Grand Marquis' rear bumper.
The previous owner painted the bumper at some old shop who used red body filler on the bumper, so the paint was flaked off. No other damage, although I was expecting a lot more after a hit form a 225" Cadillac with chrome bumpers!
I didn't worry much, because I will get the car painted later on down the road, but the Cadillac owner insisted I take the $220 he was offering for the paint. A high quality paint job costs about $150 for a bumper here, and he was offering $70 more than what it cost. Ended up accepting $150 from him instead, even though he insisted I take the whole amount he was offering, and that was that. He was kind enough to offer to pay, and I wasn't going to take more than what is actually costs.
I was tempted to get the bumper painted, because of various scratches, and will get that out the way this week. I suppose it was just meant to be.
I went to a whole seller, who sells the alternator for $28 cheaper than I would pay at work after discount, and got another remanufactured Motorcraft. Genuinely wish all new units were still available for my car, as I'm not a fan of Motorcraft Preferred Value products, as they call them.
Anyhow, parked outside was the very 1960 Cadillac 60 Special I took a picture of and posted earlier. The driver was an older gentleman, and as he was backing up, he smashed into the Grand Marquis' rear bumper.
The previous owner painted the bumper at some old shop who used red body filler on the bumper, so the paint was flaked off. No other damage, although I was expecting a lot more after a hit form a 225" Cadillac with chrome bumpers!
I didn't worry much, because I will get the car painted later on down the road, but the Cadillac owner insisted I take the $220 he was offering for the paint. A high quality paint job costs about $150 for a bumper here, and he was offering $70 more than what it cost. Ended up accepting $150 from him instead, even though he insisted I take the whole amount he was offering, and that was that. He was kind enough to offer to pay, and I wasn't going to take more than what is actually costs.
I was tempted to get the bumper painted, because of various scratches, and will get that out the way this week. I suppose it was just meant to be.
