slobmanrf
Well-Known Member
RaWarrior, I hod the same problem with mine.STATOR WIRES! Oil rides the copper through the grommet.it collects in the harness and drips out the burn hole your kerker made!lol
I used the sharpie while I was sanding the covers. I'd draw a line around the mating surface, then quickly but firmly "swipe" the cover across the belt. Where the ink remained I knew wasn't being faced, so I'd grind it a bit, re-draw the line, and try again.
To initially determine the high spots, I just put the cover on the table saw surface, probably the "flattest" thing I could find handy. It had a very(and I mean barely noticeable) slight rock when pushed on in a certain axis, so that gave me the general idea where the problem was. For me, the top-left corner(where the starter axle holders) was a "high spot" relative to the rest.
I was considering re-doing the covers on a mill up at school, but I figured it would be fairly tough to get the mating surface perfectly level, when I know it isn't straight. Would I get it level relative to the warped area, or relative to the "good" area? It's kind of a tough shape to get in a clamp also. I was also unsure how much material to take off. Don't take enough and you might not make a difference. Too much and you'll bind up the starter(or have to use multiple gaskets). So I went for the big horizontal belt sander instead.
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