Yep. I think that a thread about local businesses would be awesome.
Ill start with a guy called "The Rebuilder" in Kent, Washington.
A little hole in the wall place that has been in business for 29 years.
I have taken many starters and alternators to this guy over the years
I just took my alternator to him because it had bad bearings.
Yes, bearing replacement on an alternator or starter is pretty easy.
But I dont have a growler.
And I have to order the parts from Amazdumb and hope that they send me the right part.
And then sit on the front porch next to my get the **** off of my lawn sign and fend off the tweekers.
This guy has OEM parts in stock.
Its about a 15 mile drive but I dropped it off at 10 am and he said come back at 2:30
So I shifted into emergency **** off mode and had a nice lunch and wandered through a local antique store and bought a cool Citizen eco drive H501 chronometer for 8 bucks.
Came back at 2:30 on the spot and he charged me 30 bucks.
30 bucks for new bearings, load tested, diode tested and cleaned.
If you are anywhere in the Seattle Tacoma Bellevue area?
This is the guy