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Burnt electrical smell when changed primary oil

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orange68

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Last week, a friend and I changed the oil on a 2000 road king and noticed a smell from the primary oil. Not sure what type oil was previously used but the used oil and a burnt electrical smell. Everything electricalal on the bike works good, but have never smelled this before. We replaced this old oil with HD primary +. Any ideas what that smell could have been?????
 
Could be just the oil doing it's job cooling the clutch & rest of the primary.Orange, you didn't say how long between changes.
 
Thanks for the quich reply: Is this something that needs to be changed out or just wait until it goes out? Everything electrically is working fine right now.

Changes have been every 3,000 miles by dealer.
 
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orange68 said:
Thanks for the quich reply: Is this something that needs to be changed out or just wait until it goes out? Everything electrically is working fine right now.
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Once you get the burnt smell, it isn't long before the problem itself surfaces in the stator. I would go ahead and change the stator and regulator too. Usually by changing one part, the other follows soon after and sometimes causes a problem with the new part you just installed.

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How much does it usually cost for these replacements?

Some of the synthetic oils have a weird odor. Could it be something that simple?
 
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Every 3k sounds good for engine oil,primary is every 10k on my 10 RG.Clutch slippage (every day use,starting out from a stop etc..) could account for a burnt smell.But,do a charging system check like posted here.
 
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