I took my engine sheet metal, fan, and alternator housing in to ASCO to be powdercoated the other day. The young lady at the desk seemed to know what she was doing and even commented on how much Pcar work they had been getting. I asked her to show me what they would not coat and she said what I expected, that they would not coat 1) the front of the fan surface that the belt ran on, 2) the back of the alternator housing that the alternator fits into (tightly), and 3 ( the inside of the shaft opening on the fan. All of this was obvious to me but I wanted to make sure they knew it too. I let feeling like I was in good hands.
So..... Friday I go to pick up my parts. Guess what three areas they coated?
Yes all three of the above.
They did a wonderful job on the back of the alternator housing mating surface and even got coating into the shaft opening on the fan. When I showed it to them they agreed that they shouldn't have done that and said they would take it off. (I hope thay can do it well). However, they said that they always powdercoat the full surface of the front of the fan. From those who have had this done... is this true? I am concerned because this surface needs a certain amount of friction to operate properly and I'm worried that the coating will not operate well or will wear unevenly.
But I will not say there is a problem if indeed it has been OK in the past. (Help
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At this point I am not thrilled with what they did but if they fix the problems I will be happy with the result. It does look good.
Thanks.