Having striped and restored my FJ altenator cover, the British weather has beaten me again and the corrosion is starting to creep back.
So I was thinking about something like this off of fleabay :Item #: 230842652213
Does anyone know if the xjr style altenator cover will fit on the fj??
Quote from: nurse on December 28, 2013, 02:05:32 PM
Having striped and restored my FJ altenator cover, the British weather has beaten me again and the corrosion is starting to creep back.
So I was thinking about something like this off of fleabay :Item #: 230842652213
Does anyone know if the xjr style altenator cover will fit on the fj??
Like you I have the same problem and the same question, those covers with the tuning fork in them look really good.
Quote from: nurse on December 28, 2013, 02:05:32 PM
Does anyone know if the xjr style altenator cover will fit on the fj??
No, they are different housing and they will not interchange.
Randy - RPM
Quote from: racerrad8 on December 30, 2013, 09:02:54 PM
Quote from: nurse on December 28, 2013, 02:05:32 PM
Does anyone know if the xjr style altenator cover will fit on the fj??
No, they are different housing and they will not interchange.
Randy - RPM
Not the answer I was hoping for, but thanks anyway Randy!
You got any tricks up your sleeve for the future on this one Randy?
Anyone else got any ideas/suggestions? I could try to source a good condition replacement but I was hoping to go for something a bit different!
Could you not replace the whole alternator with an XJR one? (that has a cover of course)
In the process you would get a newer alternator and a nice looking cover. :good2:
Only saying because I was thinking of the same, but funds do not permit..
I had the same corrosion problem since B. C. weather and the liberal use of salt on the roads makes a mess of a lot of parts. I removed the cover stripped it in the glass beader and had it powdercoated black.
Five years later it still looks great.
Hein.
How about giving the cover a good polish job and then having it clear powder coated?
Quote from: mark1969 on December 31, 2013, 05:58:35 AM
Could you not replace the whole alternator with an XJR one? (that has a cover of course)
In the process you would get a newer alternator and a nice looking cover. :good2:
Only saying because I was thinking of the same, but funds do not permit..
I had the same thought on whether or not an XJR alternator would be a direct swap. My concern other than the bolt holes lining up with the crankcase, would be if the voltage/amperage is the same and if not how will it effect the electrical system.
Fred
Quote from: aviationfred on January 03, 2014, 01:44:39 PM
I had the same thought on whether or not an XJR alternator would be a direct swap. My concern other than the bolt holes lining up with the crankcase, would be if the voltage/amperage is the same and if not how will it effect the electrical system.
They are the same bolt pattern & voltage, they just changed the exterior design for the XJR.
Randy - RPM
When I did my rebuild, my powder coater mistakenly coated the entire alternator cover in gloss black. I had specified the masking of the brushed silver part because it matches the other engine covers. I was disappointed with the all-black look, but two years later...it still looks like a new part.
Cap'n Ron. . .
http://www.partzilla.com/parts/detail/yamaha/YP-2GH-81600-55-00.html (http://www.partzilla.com/parts/detail/yamaha/YP-2GH-81600-55-00.html)
This a link to yamaha parts aproved by Yamaha, it shows that the FJ alternator can be used on other models so the reverse can be applied, years ago I used an FZR generator on my FJ whiched looked like an XJR one, racers at the time used to remove the alternator so if you could find a race electric tuner they my still have some on the shelf.