Authenticating date stamps & part numbers

[VintageMusclecar]

I sat here earlier for at least a half an hour attemptimg to carefully word a response, but was unable to do so.

Why?

Because I couldn't find a way to say what I wanted to say w/o fear of setting myself up for potential litigation.

I can not begin to describe how frustrating that is.

That being said, I would like to suggest the following;

I have never dealt with this company, but I'm going to look into them in the very near future. It may be worth considering for others as well.

http://www.microstampusa.com/

[Belair62]

Perfect for your own peace of mind

[Keith Tedford]

Does this company come and stamp the part, and document their work. Still doesn't do much good if your part doesn't come back. It just confirms to you who the crooks are and you are still stuck with a bum part. Better just stick to John Pirkle and pay the price.

[427king]

There is no extra special knowledge needed in restoring rare distributors and starters and the like that a local shop cant perform along with an individual overseeing that the correct parts and dated ,numbered pieces are used . Any shop that works with aluminum can get the case looking like new and they wont even know what an 837 is anyway, send out for your own dated diodes from a catalogue.send the pulley and fan out to get replayed and a local rebuilder will charge you 34.00 to restore it and then buy yourself a cz stamp. Youll never haver to worry about losing it, having it swapped,or anything else. You can certainly do thye same for distributors > I had Joe Delorenzo do a bunch for me years ago and i got it back the next day. I carefully cleaned it,bought new parts,a new vac advance with the right numbers and i bought a 1.00 bottle of paint for the paint dab. if you cant do all the work yourself you can surely be the general contractor and be safe and save money. Just be forwarned that most rebuilders will sandblast your aluminum cases with 200psi so be careful to state what you dont want. John Pirkle does outstanding work,you will always get your part back, his prices arent real high,but the 8 week plus turnaround time is the only negative but im sure hes very busy man.

[nuch_ss396]

Chuck,

8 weeks is cheap if you consider the down-side

I'd much rather wait a little longer and get "my" part back
instead of 3-4 weeks and a gamble. However, not everyone
can, or will use the best restorers. That's just life. I
still think we need a way to know we got our original parts
back after restoration.

Eric,

I like that stamp idea very much. I think this is the
perfect way to individually identify your parts so you
are sure you got them back. I will seriously look into
one of these immediately. What's the down-side? Nothing.

Steve

[427king]

I know of more than a few guys that will keep thier 837 front cases, and then send out a generic alternator and have it 100% show restored. When it comes back,they take off the pulley and removerthe front case and install thier 837 piece. That way they have a show piece and the 837 case never left thier shop

[nuch_ss396]

Chuck,

Again, good points. You seem to err on the side of caution.
I guess that's smart. But I feel somewhat that it is a
negative approach. Don't misunderstand my position. I don't
disagree. However, I would prefer to send my item(s) out
for restoration and not have to mistrust every vendor for
fear of the apocalypse. Just kidding.

There has to be a common ground we can agree on. I just
don't have the time ( and energy ) to fight this fight.

THAT'S IT - I'm gonna end up like Bruce Willis - aren't I?

Steve