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ALT COVER Question

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lti_57

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I am new to these bikes
I have a 1980 GS 850
it was a basket case I have to motor together and in the frame putting side covers on, blah blah blah
My question is this the Left hand cover for the ALT I see the Oil passage is right there and not plugged off as there is also a Oil galley from the head is the Alt bathed in Oil or should there be a rubber plug at the end of the oil passage I don?t see one in the parts break out but just want to know before I proceed further down the road
thanks
 
It's supposed to be full of oil, it is designed that way to cool the stator.
 
yep thats what i thought
thanks much for the fast response
I love this site
 
Be sure you do these 4 things

1. Washer inside idler gear
2. washer outside idler gear
3. Gasket for cover
4. Route the wiring up thru the starter hole 1st, then install cover
 
cover

cover

-while on the topic of this cover. I have just finished putting my engine
back together. I took my time and did everything very carefully.
My bike (1979 gs550E) has been on the center stand and everything is good so far. I put it on the side kick-stand this week and oil leaked out of the bottom of the left hand cover quite steadily. (a drip every 10 seconds). A new gasket had been used with no silicone or gasket spray etc. The correct amount of oil was put in the engine. When I put the bike back on the center stand, no more leak. Is this cover known for leaking? Do I simply take the cover off and do it over with another new gasket? Should I use some Black Sealant as well?
Thanks
Bill
 
tkent02 said:
It's supposed to be full of oil, it is designed that way to cool the stator.
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HA, HA, HA

william550 said:
-while on the topic of this cover. I have just finished putting my engine
back together. I took my time and did everything very carefully.
My bike (1979 gs550E) has been on the center stand and everything is good so far. I put it on the side kick-stand this week and oil leaked out of the bottom of the left hand cover quite steadily. (a drip every 10 seconds). A new gasket had been used with no silicone or gasket spray etc. The correct amount of oil was put in the engine. When I put the bike back on the center stand, no more leak. Is this cover known for leaking? Do I simply take the cover off and do it over with another new gasket? Should I use some Black Sealant as well?
Thanks
Bill
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Obviously tilting the bike to left raises oil level in stator cover, so assuming your cover doesn't have a pinhole leak, you either didn't get old gasket off 100% or the gasket moved slighty during reassembly. If you use a little sticky stuff on one side of gasket, it has a better chance of staying in place during assembly.
 
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The only time mine ever leaked was when I did not get all of the old gasket off
 
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