Part 17; That familiar sinking feeling:
Well I got the urge to do something with it. First off to drain the oil. All different ideas were going round my head involving ratchet straps, axle stands bolts and wood. In the end the solution was simple, engine raised off of the bench on a couple of blocks of wood with a funnel positioned under the drain aimed into a container precariously balanced on top of a tool box, two axle stands and a plank of wood on the floor.
Didn't spill a drop.
The oil did appear to have some metal similar to the crank from last time. So with that I thought I'd make a little start on the strip down. However I noticed a slightly odd thing when I removed the timing cap, metal on it. It looked the same as the crank metal but I didn't find any there last time.
Little did I know the horror that lurked within. Took the cams out, pleased to find that my timing marks were still there from the cam swap. And then decided to take the cam chains out, so off came the alternator cover and this is what I found:
As I understand it that is fubar. The rotor looks as if its disintegrated, but the magnets at first glance look good. So my first question is why, and is this the cause or just a symptom? Surprisingly I didn't have any electrical or charging issues from the bike with this engine in...