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I posted this vid a while back to show the small crack that developed in my Stator side cover.
I figured it was just a small casting flaw and it's just a cover so some JB Weld should take care of it, right?..... WRONG!!!
It turns out the stator is mounted to the cover and apparently was a little too much weight for the cover!
Stator removed and cover reinstalled.
You can see the JB Weld I tried.
This is what the stator is mounted to.
Unfortunately that was only the beginning! No one seems to know why, but the case is also cracked right above the cover under the water pump. The motor still runs and sounds perfect. The heads and pistons are still awesome and everything spins totally free. The crack in the case makes no sense. I took it to the dealer to see if AC would do anything even though I have one of the first models that only had a 6 month warranty. As far as I'm concerned, this is totally a manufacturing issue and they should help me out....especially since the warranty is longer now and I shouldn't have to suffer just because I bought one of the first ones. The dealer agreed and tried to get me a new motor. After some negotiating, the best AC would do is give me a new case and stator cover, and I could pay to have the work done or do it myself. I decided to do it myself. This should be interesting.
I figured it was just a small casting flaw and it's just a cover so some JB Weld should take care of it, right?..... WRONG!!!
It turns out the stator is mounted to the cover and apparently was a little too much weight for the cover!

Stator removed and cover reinstalled.

You can see the JB Weld I tried.

This is what the stator is mounted to.
Unfortunately that was only the beginning! No one seems to know why, but the case is also cracked right above the cover under the water pump. The motor still runs and sounds perfect. The heads and pistons are still awesome and everything spins totally free. The crack in the case makes no sense. I took it to the dealer to see if AC would do anything even though I have one of the first models that only had a 6 month warranty. As far as I'm concerned, this is totally a manufacturing issue and they should help me out....especially since the warranty is longer now and I shouldn't have to suffer just because I bought one of the first ones. The dealer agreed and tried to get me a new motor. After some negotiating, the best AC would do is give me a new case and stator cover, and I could pay to have the work done or do it myself. I decided to do it myself. This should be interesting.

