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    Oil around alternator

    I pulled off the alternator cover of my GS850L (1980) this evening, and there was oil pooled at the bottom of the cover, and therefore around the bottom of the alternator. Looking up in side the engine case, I could see what looked liked the underside of the crankshaft. Below that, I could also see a pool of oil on the bottom of the case that drained out after I took the alternator cover off.

    Is this typical?

    #2
    Yup. The alternator runs in oil.

    Everything you're seeing is 100% grade-A normal.

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      #3
      the stator is oil cooled, it is important for long life that you keep a eye on the oil level and keep it up towards the full mark as the stator only gets what is splashed around in there.
      running with the oil level low not enough oil get up in the stator cover and the stator gets to hot and can fail prematurely.

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        #4
        I'm so glad to hear all that. I was worried that I had a leak somewhere that would require at least replacing some seals, or worse, pulling the engine apart. Whew.

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