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Thank you Bill. I will keep an eye on the armaturplate to see if there will be oil coming up into the ignition parts. It was not very much oil there when I disassembled the magneto and the armaturplate a year ago. I don’t think anyone has removed the flywheel in many years. The parts underneath looked really nasty when I removed the flywheel.
Now it’s nice and clean and all parts are new. So it might be a simple task to investigate the armaturplate after some hours of use to see if parts are oily.
Yes, I have installed new seals in both ends of the crankshaft. But I agree with you about pitting and with Frank about bluish color. It’s a bit scary, but I have to live with it now. My 18 horse is totally re-stored and running.
But thanks again to you both for commenting on this issue.
Frank advice me to check out the oiling system to the top bearing. I just did put everything together. What should I look for?