Datsunking Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 Can someone is this alternator plz. https://www.flickr.com/photos/47569606@N05/36730077703/in/album-72157686705079944/ 1 Quote Link to comment
racerx Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 No pic 2 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 Can someone is this alternator plz. Needs work. 1 Quote Link to comment
KELMO Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 The faak does "og" mean? 2 Quote Link to comment
racerx Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 OG= old guy 1 Quote Link to comment
KELMO Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 One would think that being as I am one, I would have known that. Or maybe because I am, I wouldn't. #sonofabitchshouldaseenthatcoming #whippersnappers 1 Quote Link to comment
mainer311 Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 Why is there a generation gap when it comes to Datsun enthusiasts? Well, I mean, I’m 32 so I’m not really a whipper snapper. 1 Quote Link to comment
racerx Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 Because they are digital, we are analog or we are buttons, pull and twist and they are swipe like smart phones. Your 32 years old, still young, I'm in my late 50s and remember classic cars, true jdm, muscle cars, when we took them for granted. And now they are "cool" to have. 1 Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 og = original 1 Quote Link to comment
racerx Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 Dang mike, if you kept all of those, that could have been your 401k. I can't stand new cars and Starbucks, new cars depreciate too fast, hard to work on them, cost you an arm and a leg if something goes wrong and they all look alike. A lot of the new muscle cars are just bandwagons of the originals, they do drive better and faster but nothing like the "OG". Nothing is more beautiful than seeing a 60s or 70s cars with their real shiny bumpers, the sound of dual exhaust, the paint scheme, specially grabber colors...yes, I'm old. 1 Quote Link to comment
Datsunking Posted September 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 So no one able to see picture? 1 Quote Link to comment
Datsunking Posted September 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 https://www.flickr.com/gp/47569606@N05/4MB793 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 Don't understand the original question in the title??? This doesn't help much... Can someone is this alternator plz.https://www.flickr.com/photos/47569606@N05/36730077703/in/album-72157686705079944/ 1 Quote Link to comment
KELMO Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 So I will venture and say that is an original (looking) alternator. I will also venture to say it is an "old guy" alternator as I have several similar looking alternators laying about the shop. What type of Datsun do you have or is this off of? 1 Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 Looks like a stock alt, or might as well be. Also looks to be a 521. So, what is your question? 1 Quote Link to comment
Datsunking Posted September 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 Question was is this the original alternator for the 521. The wiring is a ratsnest and nothing is connected to the external alternator relay. Only reason I am questioning alternator. Quote Link to comment
DanielC Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 I do not think that is the original 521 alternator. After 45 or so years, chances are pretty good the alternator has been replaced. I think the original 521 alternator has a black plastic cover on the two small terminals that are in a "T" configuration. By removing that cover, you could remove the brush holder, and replace the alternator brushes easily. The original alternator was an external regulated alternator. More modern alternators use an internal regulator. On Datsuns, an external regulated alternator can be identified by a "F" and a "N" by the two small terminals. An internal regulated alternator can be identified by a "L" and a "S" mark by the two small terminals. 2 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 The stock 521 comes with an externally mounted voltage regulator. A rounded metal box about the size of your fist. This what you mean? If not connected, it's possible that an internally regulated alternator has been used. For this to work two pairs of wires need to be connected together. Find the voltage regulator and see if it's plugged into the engine harness. If not are there wires jumpered together?? Does the alternator have a foil sticker on the rounded side? I believe if it says LT it's external regulated. If LR it's internal regulated. Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 So was that one connected and running in the truck? What you called an altenator relay is the voltage regulator for the altenator.... With out it the voltage from the altenator is unregulated.... Later models went to an internally regulator ... You'll need to sort out the regulator wiring.... Quote Link to comment
racerx Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 Could have been rebuilt and they kept the housing. Quote Link to comment
racerx Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 Actually OG means original gangster. Was making fun of acronym when I said old guy. 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Yes.... it's an alternator. 1 Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 I have 4 alternators off of early L blocks, 3 out of the 4 are different, one says OEM quality on a rather large red tag. 1 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 I thought OG = Old Gal 1 Quote Link to comment
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