It's ALIVE!
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I don't believe it is leaking from those places because it is coming from higher up on the motor. I see it running down the back of the primary cover to the right of the gasket about half way up. Ithink I may have found it. Not sure but maybe. I see oil under the starter selonoid. I believe it is leaking by the selonoid gasket (torn badly) and from behind the starter (no gasket and no bottombolt) I believe it was also leaking from behind the starter as well. The bike had a prestolite starter that broke and I had a hitachi starter given to me. The bolts are smaller and farther apart on the hitachi so in an attempt to get the bike running I clearanced one of the bolt holes on the free hitachi and got it to work but can only put the top bolt in or it will short out. so oil I believe is running from behimnd the starter. I hope....
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That sounds like you found it. You need a good gasket and all holes filled with a bolt to prevent oil from the primary being thrown out. Glad it is not the stripped plugs I mentioned........pg
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It'spouring oil when it's running, I didn't think that much would come from there. I hope that is the cause. Going to try to seal those up and see how it goes. I'll let you know...Piniongear, I don't know where you live but if you're ever in the Virginia Beach area I owe you a few beers Brother. Thank you
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I am down in hot, humid, Houston TX Jimbo. Good luck with the sealing of the hole. A bolt, washer and nut should do it. Make sure you have clearance between the bolt head and the starter gear inside the primary area.
I'd be sure to put a good new gasket on it as well........pg
I'd be sure to put a good new gasket on it as well........pg
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The BAT and GEN (sometimes marked ARM) terminals on the regulator will do nicely for polarizing the generator. If you find them hard to reach, you can use a linger wire and flash between the ARM (sometimes marked GEN or BAT) terminal on the generator and the + side of the battery. DO NOT flash the FLD terminal!
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What would happen if someone DID flash to the Field terminal before they posted here?
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Well, I guess it's time for an update. I got a good gasket on the starter and starter selonoid and...no more oil leak. The bike is running pretty good engine wise. I had to read up on the carb and should have it running great tomorrow...now that I know to adjust the "idle adjustment screw". I hope the regulator is ok. I see in my Harley book of kung fu that with my multi meter I should be able to test it's function...I'll do my best but I'm an old Navy Senior Chief so I tend to over think everything.. I'll try to keep the questions to under 10. Thanks for all the help with this thing. I enjoy my Dyna but there is something about breathing life back into this old sporty...