Recent content by bj401980

Thank you so much for all the help, Rudi, it was just the information I was looking for. Thank you for taking your time to help! Taking your advise the alternator is wired up and running perfectly. I thought I'd take some pictures to add to this thread to show theory in practice, but I stumbled...

Thank you so much for your help! Looking forward to the diagram. I do not have a warning light, but it might be a good idea to install one. What do I do with the wires connected to the external voltage regulator? (By the way all the wires are the original colors I believe, if that makes it...

Hello Costa Rica!:) Thank you for your reply. Here is a picture of the LR240-401

Hello, I have replaced the original alternator in my 24V bj40 (1980) with an NPR 4BE1 24V with vacuum pump. As the replacement alternator has an internal voltage regulator I wonder how the wiring to the new alternator is done; how to bypass the external voltage regulator and where the wires...

Hello, Thank you for all the good feedback! I ended up buying a NPR 4BE1 24V with vacuum pump that I have mounted. What I now are missing is how to bypass the existing external regulator as the new alternator has a built in regulator. Do anyone know how the wiring of this is done? And if one...

Hello, Thank you for a very good thread explaining how the VR works, and I hope I am not wrong in adding this question to this thread, but it seems like you, Rudi, understand the wiring part and might have an answer to the following question: -if one is replacing an old alternator with a newer...

Thanks for the quick replies. Is this a correct one? http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/250428967034?nav=SEARCH Anyone who has a seller on eBay they'd recommend?

Location Norway.

I forgot to mention that it's 24V and that the old alternator has an oil pump mounted in the back.

I am hoping for some help in finding a replacement for the alternator in my bj40 1980 (late 1979). The engine is a 3B engine. Which alternators can be used? Are one to prefer? Where to buy online? All help is appreciated.