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jonhunt
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Alternator cover

#1 PostAuthor: jonhunt » Wed Oct 21, 2020 4:06 pm

Can you swap out the cover without draining the oil?
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Re: Alternator cover

#2 PostAuthor: chrisNI » Wed Oct 21, 2020 7:27 pm

If you get it well leaned over the other way...
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Re: Alternator cover

#3 PostAuthor: Zedorset » Wed Oct 21, 2020 7:29 pm

I recently changed the stator without losing any oil.
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Re: Alternator cover

#4 PostAuthor: Bill P » Wed Oct 21, 2020 8:13 pm

I've done a few with very little oil release :)
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Re: Alternator cover

#5 PostAuthor: Garry.L » Thu Oct 22, 2020 2:25 pm

They'll only be a bit of oil as most of it will have leaked out of the Alternator wiring anyway. :lol:
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