@Pete Deering
Just sayin'
2nd Gens are now 26 years old -
Rebuilding of R&P's, Starters, Alternators went from being done in the Michigan peninsula area to Mexico a loooong time ago, and subsequently the quality or these rebuilt parts went straight downhill.
Your best bet for
overall quality is putting in the "footwork" and looking for a FORD or MOTORCRAFT rebuilt unit that's gathering dust on a shelf.
Get on Google such as I did in Post #5 and "plug in" the three main parts numbers and see where you wind up.
BIG POINT: The ads are only as good as the webmasters and their upkeep of what's available and what's been sold.
So I highly suggest (so as to not waste time) that if you think you've found something that you then follow up with vendors via the phone; noting who you are talking to, confirming that they actually have it on the shelf, and that it actually is what is advertised.
If you simply choose to "buy" without doing the before mentioned, you might wait for days and then out of the blue you get an e-mail confirmation saying the item you chose is OUT OF STOCK... Been there, done that, back to square one, valuable time wasted
Yes- this won't be quick or easy.
With all that said, there are two
NEW UNITS advertised on
Rock Auto n one for $235 and the other for $380 (and then subtract a 5% off RA coupon).
The new one on Rock Auto for $380 is sold by Edelmann - and from what I know of them they are known Tier 1 (OEM) USA manufacturer of P/S Hoses for heavy trucks & construction equipment.
I don't imagine that they'd put their name on crap - but we are in different times/reverse world...
I don't know where Eldemann manufactures their new R&P's - but you can contact them and get back to us with the answer
Plews & Edelmann
1550 Franklin Grove Road
Dixon, IL 61021
Phone: 800-770-4639
LINK: Homepage | Plews-Edelmann