2013 Gen 1 Raptor Alternator Question

[aib3]

Yikes. Hope the damage wasn’t too bad. Fire started at the alternator?

Yeah. Luckily I had an extinguisher handy and put it out before it got to everything. Geico trying to replace it with some cheap after market alternator. ‍ it’s about 6k in repairs the shop said. Hopefully I get her back soon. Thanks for all the help y’all

 

[TomDirt]

When I had my 2011 model rebuilt (in 2022) the local shop I was referred to charged $50+$100 for the rebuild kit+labor. I'm not sure what those rates are today, and I don't think I'd want a burnt unit rebuilt, but that seems like a fair price for a bench rebuild.

 

[aib3]

got the truck back yesterday with a bunch of new OEM parts and Geico covered it all. i guess the fire was a blessing in disguise. items replaced: Alternator w belt, wire harness, air intake air cleaner and hose, hood insulation, and battery. they cleaned out the engine bay.
My mechanic said that the Yellow Optima battery i had in could have weakened the alternator or something. said sometimes the alternator could work too hard to charge up a bigger battery. interesting at least. never thought of that as being an issue.
now just waiting on plugs coil boots and wires so that my brother ( has a gen 1 as well ) I can tackle the spark plug project.
wish us luck!
and thanks again everyone for the support.

 

[TomDirt]

Did they rebuild your original alternator (and keep the oem case) or was it too far gone to reuse?