smoke coming from magnito?

jf30cp

jf30cp

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my girlfriends spooky tooth bike just all of a suddin just lost a bunch of power. it idles great, reves up ok but with a load on it it just wont get up and go. was running fine before.
so i cleaned the carb, and air filter. replaced the fuel filter, even took the head off to see if there was any marks on the walls. all looks good. when i started it it was still doing the same thing. I did notice puffs of smoke coming from the magnito hole where all the wires come out. Is the magnito buning up? could this be the problem? i took the cover off i did not see any oil or anything coming from the seal. all clean. could the magnito be whats causing this bike to run so poorly just like that?
has anyone ever had this "smoke thing" happen to them?
 
What does the smoke smell like?

a) insulation/electrical

b) fuel/oil
 
i cant tell. it was smoking while the bike was running and its real close to the pipe. so i just smell fumes
 
if it is that, will i have to split the case and get into all sorts of things i know nothing about?
 
run the motor with the magneto cover off and see if the smoke is really coming from the magneto, or somewhere else.
 
i did, i cant see the smoke when the cover is off. but i do know for a fact that i saw smoke come from that hole. little puffes. not a lot.
 
The fact that it's puffs and has continued on tells me it's a seal issue.
 
I'm going into withdrawals without my bike!!!!! I hope it is the crank seal and its fixable....Thank you Norm for taking a look at it :)

"man I hate driving my car"..........
 
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