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Leaking oil.... The saga continues.

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DaleAP:
Good news!   The new valve cover gaskets have arrived and are now fitted, and they are no longer leaking.
Bad news!   Now that I've eliminated that leak, I have now found the next leak to fix.
Good news!   It looks like that is now the only leak left to fix.
Bad news!   It looks like a pain to get to.

It's low down on the left-rear of the engine, but I'm not sure what this part is (I'm assuming it's the alternator?).

From what I can tell the top of it is perfectly dry, so the leak is at the lower part of it's seal. Any wiser heads able to tell me what this component is, and if it's a pain to sort out, as I suspect it might be?

Yorkie:
Looks like the alternator, drain all the oil before you remove it or it will be very messy.

DaleAP:

--- Quote from: Yorkie on February 14, 2022, 09:39:30 PM ---Looks like the alternator, drain all the oil before you remove it or it will be very messy.

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Yep, I've been doing some further research, and I've taken the fuel tank out for a better view.

It turns out the previous owner told me a porky and the alternator has not been upgraded, so I'm trying to decide if I fix the seal to get back on the road or keep the bike off the road longer and attempt the upgrade. Leaning towards the latter at this stage.

Yorkie:
95 should have the 40 amp alternator factory fitted

DaleAP:

--- Quote from: Yorkie on February 15, 2022, 09:20:17 PM ---95 should have the 40 amp alternator factory fitted

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Everything I've found so far says the 40 amp was introduced on the 1996 models. Mine's definitely the 28 amp version though.

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