Bought a Yugo with 9K miles! - Page 4 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

Dubyagee · #46 03-20-2019, 12:14 PM

Id install bearings the old alt. Local bearing distributors should match them up easily.

vwnate1 · #47 03-20-2019, 01:27 PM

Agreed ~ 90 + % of alternator failures are just brushes, bearings are standard sizes, match them up @ King Bearing etc......

w123fanman · #48 03-20-2019, 11:57 PM

The shaft on the old alternator was pretty rusty and we were afraid of damaging it to replace the bearings, wanted to get it running with another alternator for a car show but plan to have a shop with the proper tools rebuild the old alternator.

jplinville · #49 03-22-2019, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by w123fanman

Here's an interesting number:
We decided to do a proper 0-60 test in it today, with about 400lbs of passengers, we got 11.52 seconds and our tires are too large so it reads slower than it's actually going. Official number was 13.2 seconds to 60, and I'll bet it's with one passenger. Seems that opening up the exhaust really helps with power.

I used to race my friend home after school with mine...he had a 1978 Malibu, that could throw you in the backseat on launch. However, I often won, due to how small the Yugo was and how I could weave around traffic.

As much as I was teased for owning one, I do miss driving the little thing around. It was fun to drive while catching the horn button when it would fly off after hitting a bump, or leaning back to get your wallet out of your pocket, and the lay down seat latch not catching, causing you to be in the prone position while moving. One of my favorites was when I hit a possum one night, and bent the passenger side strut.

In all seriousness, I wouldn't mind having another...great on gas.

Dubyagee · #50 03-22-2019, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by jplinville

I used to race my friend home after school with mine...he had a 1978 Malibu, that could throw you in the backseat on launch. However, I often won, due to how small the Yugo was and how I could weave around traffic.

As much as I was teased for owning one, I do miss driving the little thing around. It was fun to drive while catching the horn button when it would fly off after hitting a bump, or leaning back to get your wallet out of your pocket, and the lay down seat latch not catching, causing you to be in the prone position while moving. One of my favorites was when I hit a possum one night, and bent the passenger side strut.

In all seriousness, I wouldn't mind having another...great on gas.

I had a Fiat 128 that was the same. It ran great when it ran.