Stator shorted to itself
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Yes it did stink! I will have it back together to tomorrow after work. Gonna have to suck up not being able to drive in the car pool lane like I can with the bike! I wonder how long that nuts been loose? Oh well I'll get it back together like it should be.
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Nice photo, good job digging in!
Did that oil stink?
I just have to say it was a real blessing you tore into it. A loose compensator "nut" (looks like a bolt but called a nut) is why the rotor possible was spinning almost freely and wasn't keeping up speed. And a loose compensator is noisy and causes a lot of vibration. You feel a difference, an improvement in how smooth it idles and runs at a cruise. Also the nut can back right into the primary and tear a hole through it, but it grinds really bad once it makes contact.
Be sure to degrease the crank's threads and inside the nut so the loctite will hold as it's supposed to. Odds are it takes 100 foot pounds to torque it down. Some give it just a little more and then back it off to torque.
Check the rotors magnets when it becomes loose and wobbles it can bump the magnets to the coil which could be the damage we're seeing in the photo. When they burn up they blacken a lot. If you see any type of contact on the magnets of the rotor I would add that to the parts list.
Even though they don't tell you, add some silicone sealant to the plug from the stator that goes through the primary. You'd think fresh rubber would seal but I've had a leak there from NOT putting sealant on it as an extra precaution.
Keep us informed. This has been a good conversation and you're doing really good tackling it.
Did that oil stink?
I just have to say it was a real blessing you tore into it. A loose compensator "nut" (looks like a bolt but called a nut) is why the rotor possible was spinning almost freely and wasn't keeping up speed. And a loose compensator is noisy and causes a lot of vibration. You feel a difference, an improvement in how smooth it idles and runs at a cruise. Also the nut can back right into the primary and tear a hole through it, but it grinds really bad once it makes contact.
Be sure to degrease the crank's threads and inside the nut so the loctite will hold as it's supposed to. Odds are it takes 100 foot pounds to torque it down. Some give it just a little more and then back it off to torque.
Check the rotors magnets when it becomes loose and wobbles it can bump the magnets to the coil which could be the damage we're seeing in the photo. When they burn up they blacken a lot. If you see any type of contact on the magnets of the rotor I would add that to the parts list.
Even though they don't tell you, add some silicone sealant to the plug from the stator that goes through the primary. You'd think fresh rubber would seal but I've had a leak there from NOT putting sealant on it as an extra precaution.
Keep us informed. This has been a good conversation and you're doing really good tackling it.
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