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Ah bummer. Yea that is the plan, just buying myself some time I suppose.
FJ60 Alternator - Couple of Questions (2 Viewers)
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I'm also having alternator issues I know that it needs replacing anyone know how to get a hold of anyone at vintage tech parts looked at their online parts store but not sure which one to buy left several messages no responses any help would be appreciated
I have an 84 fj60
Are you able to find a local, old-school automotive electric shop? Places like that will be able to do a much higher quality rebuilt than picking up some junk reman from the parts store. Try to find a place where the shelves are dusty, they prefer payment in cash, and the guy behind the counter is also the guy who does the work - and he looks like he’s been there for at least 30 years.
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Yup, that old head guy exists in every town across America, and if he doesn't do it he knows a guy who does
.Most places will make you feel dumb for asking about rebuilding an alternator, but if you ask around enough you'll find someone willing to help.
For the record I am still using my remanufactured one. It's only been a few months but no issues so far. I did hang on to my original and plan to have it rebuilt at some point.
All of you buying new alts should reach out to Georg (@orangefj45) at Valley Hybrids. He now sells a re-spun 115 amp alt. You have to give him yours and he’ll ship you a new one. I can now run my headlights, fog lights, accessories and my air compressor at high idle with very little voltage slip. It’s plug and play. Took me 15 minutes to swap. 
That's a great solution if he found a guy to stuff new guts in the old alternator case! That makes it plug & play. Maybe there's a smaller pulley at play here too, who knows.All of you buying new alts should reach out to Georg (@orangefj45) at Valley Hybrids. He now sells a re-spun 115 amp alt. You have to give him yours and he’ll ship you a new one. I can now run my headlights, fog lights, accessories and my air compressor at high idle with very little voltage slip. It’s plug and play. Took me 15 minutes to swap.
I will say I run at about 13.5V at idle with the wipers, headlights, stereo, fan blower, blinkers, etc, all running at once ... on the original alternator and pulley though
There are multiple ways to skin this cat.
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Maybe check out the bad sellers section before pulling the trigger at vintage teq parts. All does not look well on that front.
Thanks!!!All of you buying new alts should reach out to Georg (@orangefj45) at Valley Hybrids. He now sells a re-spun 115 amp alt. You have to give him yours and he’ll ship you a new one. I can now run my headlights, fog lights, accessories and my air compressor at high idle with very little voltage slip. It’s plug and play. Took me 15 minutes to swap.
I tried reaching out got no responseAll of you buying new alts should reach out to Georg (@orangefj45) at Valley Hybrids. He now sells a re-spun 115 amp alt. You have to give him yours and he’ll ship you a new one. I can now run my headlights, fog lights, accessories and my air compressor at high idle with very little voltage slip. It’s plug and play. Took me 15 minutes to swap.
You tried reaching out how? And when? During the holiday weekend? Try calling his shop, Valley Hybrids on Monday. He has 3 people that work in the office.
Having my original respun locally and looks like ToyotaMatt has me covered for a one as well so I'll have a spare, but I will keep valley hybrids in my back pocket just for future reference. Thanks for your help!!
