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I'm a new member and recently purchased a not running 83 Aspencade in great cosmetic shape for $400.The previous owner claimed the bike had no power and appeared to be an electrical problem that he was frustrated and did not want to deal withit. I found the power problem to beonly the battery very low on acid so I topped it off,recharged and back to normal. I also went throughstandard maintenance changing the oil/filter, drain and refilled the coolant, pullled spark plugs clean and re-gap, tire pressure etc. After all was done I added sea foam to the gas tank and started the bike. After running for a short while I headed out to stretch her legs when I noticedafter a few milesthe engine appeared to be very noisy toward therearof the engine. Clutch????In the garage Iput the bike on the center stand and heardsomething metal fall on the floor.I found the remains of the hex nut cap plugfrom the stator cover of the rear engine case. The case was cracked between the cap plug hole and the stator wire plug. The rotor bolt was alsohanging out of the stator cover cap plug hole. Has anyone seen this before??? I do understand that I willneed to pull the engine and replace therear case andmost likely the stator and rotor ...but what could have caused this fail ???? You help and guidance will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks ...
I'm a new member and recently purchased a not running 83 Aspencade in great cosmetic shape for $400.The previous owner claimed the bike had no power and appeared to be an electrical problem that he was frustrated and did not want to deal withit. I found the power problem to beonly the battery very low on acid so I topped it off,recharged and back to normal. I also went throughstandard maintenance changing the oil/filter, drain and refilled the coolant, pullled spark plugs clean and re-gap, tire pressure etc. After all was done I added sea foam to the gas tank and started the bike. After running for a short while I headed out to stretch her legs when I noticedafter a few milesthe engine appeared to be very noisy toward therearof the engine. Clutch????In the garage Iput the bike on the center stand and heardsomething metal fall on the floor.I found the remains of the hex nut cap plugfrom the stator cover of the rear engine case. The case was cracked between the cap plug hole and the stator wire plug. The rotor bolt was alsohanging out of the stator cover cap plug hole. Has anyone seen this before??? I do understand that I willneed to pull the engine and replace therear case andmost likely the stator and rotor ...but what could have caused this fail ???? You help and guidance will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks ...