1994 Mercury Villager How long will alternator last?

Tiny
HANDIONO
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  • 1994 MERCURY VILLAGER
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 199,600 MILES
My villager is almost 200k miles, and I still drive it for long distance. Sometimes I worry that the alternator brush would run out while I am on a long journey. When do you recommend to replace it so that it wont die on the road? What is the average life of alternators?
Sunday, February 8th, 2009 AT 3:20 AM

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Tiny
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Wow, at 200k you got your moneys worth out of that one. There is no real "life span" on an alt, too many variances. I would probably replace it if it was mine and I was going on road trips, or possibly buy it and bring along the tools required to change it, although that is no fun on the side of the road
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Sunday, February 8th, 2009 AT 8:11 AM

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