2nd stator

[BFB]

2nd stator to go bad in 8000 miles on the Mutt.. Anything that might cause this? Replaced the voltage regulator last year as well. :bang:

 

[DRBarnhart]

What was wrong with them? No problem with the rotors?

Dennis

 

[BFB]

first one was replaced just before I bought the bike at 2000 miles. No info, just that it was replaced. Probably won't get to take a look at this one until next weekend. Have to travel for work all week. What should I be looking for as I'm going in. Have not pulled a stator in probably 25 years. I had a loose stator plug back a few weeks ago that I siliconed back in place. Is it possible that a wire pulled in the plug. Is their any way to test the stator after the primary is opened up?

 

[DRBarnhart]

I asked because there's not much that can go wrong with the stator being nothing more than a coil of wire. If you scroll down in this thread...

http://www.bigdogbiker.com/forums/technical/11183-night-trains-tech-tip-week.html

It'll give tell you how to check the stator before you even open the primary.

Dennis

 

[Fibersnake]

Have to agree pretty solid items. Unusal to have them go out so quick.

Now some of the crotch rockets may got thorugh them sooner, including to my Buell (though I have not had it happen yet). They go out due to not getting proper cooling and thus the coils get overheated and breakdown.

Unusual for a V-Twin though.

Check the tips and make sure it is the Stator and not something else or something else causing it to fail.

 

[Macdwn]

I had the plug come loose on mine as well. When I replaced the stator and rotor i hard wired the stator to eliminate the problem.