Post by thecollector on Apr 22, 2016 19:42:42 GMT -5
Recently, I have had a charging issue. I had replaced the regulator-rectifier some years ago and thought at first it needed replacement. After watching a video on YouTube on how to troubleshoot such an issue I got out my multimeter and began testing. After double checking my results, it appeared one side of the stator was generating enough voltage, but the other was not. I had yet to pull the cover off the stator, but my plan was to do that today.
Today I pulled the cover off and immediately noticed there was something wedged on the left side of the magneto. I wasn’t sure what it was, it was sort of gray-silver: I thought it looked like a piece of duct tape. I began to remove the fan from the flywheel and this dropped out.
Yeah, for some reason there was an exhaust gasket between the fan and the flywheel.
I am beyond actually being angry at this point. I replaced the stock exhaust years ago. I remember thinking when I took the old exhaust out, “why isn’t there a gasket in there?” I added a special gasket, similar to this one, when I installed the new exhaust. I remember thinking that not using a gasket was a really stingy way the bike company could save a buck.
Now it seems when they assembled this thing some worker thought the gasket belonged in this spot, between the fan and the flywheel, and not between the engine block and the exhaust.
I find that to be a bit disturbing.
Today I pulled the cover off and immediately noticed there was something wedged on the left side of the magneto. I wasn’t sure what it was, it was sort of gray-silver: I thought it looked like a piece of duct tape. I began to remove the fan from the flywheel and this dropped out.
Yeah, for some reason there was an exhaust gasket between the fan and the flywheel.
I am beyond actually being angry at this point. I replaced the stock exhaust years ago. I remember thinking when I took the old exhaust out, “why isn’t there a gasket in there?” I added a special gasket, similar to this one, when I installed the new exhaust. I remember thinking that not using a gasket was a really stingy way the bike company could save a buck.
Now it seems when they assembled this thing some worker thought the gasket belonged in this spot, between the fan and the flywheel, and not between the engine block and the exhaust.
I find that to be a bit disturbing.
