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RoyL wrote:
My generator stator has packed up, looks like one winding has shorted out, so I will need to take the engine out to replace it. I would like to know if there is anything else I should be replacing at the same time, or anything that may be damaged on the strip down (exhaust studs, etc.) The bike is 20 years old but has only done 29000 miles, I just want to buy all the bits I will need, before starting the job. Look forward to your comments.
RoyL
Roy, with only 29,000 miles on it you really shouldn't have much clutch or other engine wear.
When dropping the engine, pull the carbs loose from the cyl heads & wire them up to the bike, then leave the carbs with the bike while pulling the engine.. That will save some time & make pulling the engine out easier.
While you have the engine out you might want toalso:
-Pull the final drive & drive shaft out first.. That makes re-installing the engine easier & after 20 years it's time to drain the final drive & re-lubricate the drive shaft splines (use HIGH moly content grease on the splines)
-Install 2 new cam belts as the originals are probably marginal by now (the R/H will need to be removed to get the engine out.. (use a paint pencil to mark the crank pulley & both cam pulleys to the engine cover, that will make it easier to line the new belts up)
-Install new radiator hoses as the rubber is probably very hard by now.
-Install as many new vacuum & fuel hoses as you can fine new for.. Those are also probably hardened & brittle by now.
-While apart, install a newair cut-off valve kit.. The original is more then likely hardened up & is now pretty lazy & opening at the wrong vacuum..
-After the engine is back in, make sure you hard wire the new stator (3 yellow) wiresat the connector at front of the battery area & at the voltage regulator area.. That will protect the new stator against future damage.
I might not be a bad ides to also install a new voltage regulator to make sure that isn't the reason the original stator failed.
All in all it really isn't that big a job to install a new stator..
Twisty