Today did my once every seven year belts and impeller on Vee Jay ... impeller looked like it could go another 5 .. but why push it.
Currently it appears that Yanmar has updated the part number for the impeller to 104211-42071 at least thats what the Yanmar dealer in Ft. Myers gave me, the paper gasket number remains the same. This is for the 2GM ... the 2GMF uses a different impeller and a different raw water pump.
I went to AutoZone for the alternator belt as that was close by. As I have been constantly pissed off at the black dust I was happy to see they had a 30 in. belt Duralast Banda V # 13300 that is a tiny bit narrower and seems to fit better into the pulley... and hopefully will not dust up so badly. I will update my experience with this belt in seven years or earlier if it start to fail. I think the belts don't last as long as the impellers. By the way with this 30 in. belt it sits right at the mid point at the alternator adjust arm.
Also noted that the 2GMF spare belt I have is 37 in. long.
Blows my theory of spare parts for the Vee Jays as they have some different motor parts caused by the fresh water cooling on Vee Jay 2.
