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Old May 22, 2013 | 07:19 PM
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So I have been looking around thinking that my bike has leak out the vent of the primary. Instead seems to be a slow leak from one of the bolts or the seal. That's easy and I can handle that. However in all of my reading on these forums I found something about the smell of the primary oil.

Mine is real stinky like oil and burnt up eggs mildly sulfur. My battery also doesn't charge and I thought there was something about the stator being fried. Can anyone confirm?
 
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Old May 22, 2013 | 07:54 PM
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Sure your battery is good? A bad battery smells like rotten eggs, could you be smelling that possibly?
 
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Old May 22, 2013 | 08:49 PM
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Battery is good. Holds charge from tender and takes it well. Problem comes from real long runs it won't start back up. And the smell I was nose deep in the primary to get it when it was hot. So it's not a normal smell just once it was hot and I was really in there.
 
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Old May 22, 2013 | 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by SportsterSnow
Battery is good. Holds charge from tender and takes it well. Problem comes from real long runs it won't start back up. And the smell I was nose deep in the primary to get it when it was hot. So it's not a normal smell just once it was hot and I was really in there.
Just open the inspection cover and you'll know if your stator is gone...Very distinct odor. Trust me, I know. I've been thru two in the past 18 months. Do yourself a favor if you need a replacement - purchase a Cycle Electric stator and regulator and save yourself some grief down the road.
 
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