Stator Installation

[5bikes]

Recent findings

1. They will make noise at low rpm and high electrical loads. Lights, radio, aux's "On"

2. Stators may appear to be ok visably but still bad.

3. If they are black on 1/3 to 2/3rds of the coils they are probably burnt out or going out.

4. The ohm reading (2.4) maybe OK as stated in the service manual but they still will not generated electricity.

5. The regulator/rectifier is probably more reliable than the stator. It has cooling fins and is in cooling air.

6. Make sure you reinstall the starter gears correctly, watch how they came out.

7. Have an extra stator cover gasket in case yours gets torn. Silicone RTV is not needed.

8. Make sure the gear selector arm is in the up position behind the cover before reinstalling. Use both washers, don't loose the circle clip.

9. You must remove the middle gear cover to get the stator cover off.

10. Look for leaks at the gear selector electrical switch, the clutch push rod and gear selector shaft seal while your in there.

11. Make sure all wires are covered, taped and will not get pinched when either cover is reinstalled.

12.At idle the voltmeter should not drop down to 12.0 volts unless the fan is on. It does have high current draw.

Yes I've done it all wrong and had remove the stator cover 6-8 times now!!

[Snaggletooth]

You might want to add on to make sure to seal the wires themselves coming from the stator and the pick up coils going thought the rubber insets in the housing with an extra dose of high heat silicon inside and out.

 

And thanks......I feel better now. I only had to take mine on an off four times when I did the Buckeye upgrade and the starter engage clutch.

 

But it worked out well. No leaks and I got power now like never before. Yea!

 

Mike