bigborebanshee Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 I had one of those neato bling stator covers that appears to have issues keeping water out. I was riding last weekend and It kept breaking up bad,it would run ok for a while and start breaking up again. I went home ripped the carbs of cleaned and checked the reeds and re-installed everything...I wanted to advance my timing a bit more,so when i pulled the stator cover,i was surprised with about a 1oz of water in the bottom of the cover,the flywheel was rusted orange and there were black spots on the flywheel mag points(looked burned?).I assume the water in the cover was responsible for the misfire i was getting sporadically After removing the stator,cleaning it and allowing it to dry.i tested it with a meter.The stator tested high at 20.5 but the pickup was low at about 75.I replaced the pick up with one off another motor that tested just shy of 100ohm.Reset the gap and buttoned it up with a stock banshee cover. After re-assembly,the engine fired up and seemed to revv ok,but I was not able to warm it up and ride it around Here is the problem,I am leaving for a trip tomorrow...The stator tests ok,the pickup coil tests ok,lighting coil and ignition coil are in spec...Is there a chance that it will start acting up,or are the TESTS a solid indication of the condition of said parts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbanshee8 Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 If you are using an after market stator cover, you have to seal it with some silicone, or it will get water inside, and cause the problems you had. If everything tests out ok, then you should be all right, providing nothing else goes wrong. It's a chance we all take, every time we go riding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brugal Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 You might want to check an see if the drain hole in the case is clogged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansheesandrider Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Also verify that the water is not coming in where the wire harness leaves the stator. I had to RTV the grommet into the case and also squirt some RTV into the wires where they go into the grommet to get my stator to stay dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigborebanshee Posted August 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 (edited) Well,went out for a solid days ride.Engine ran great on the low and pulled hard through the mid only to sputter on the top.At first i thought matbe the water in the cover messed the stator up too,but it was running great under 3/4 throttle.Through out the day the sputter got progressively worse and came on earlier,which made me realize it was a jetting issue.It was 92 degrees and dusty,the air filter was caked!Jetting was just fat for the temps and the dust was bad.After i took the outwear off it was back to normal. I was worried because this is a 200 watt RS and we all know there are critics abroad...but for as orange as the flywheel was and as hard as it was to pull it off the windings,the only casualty was the pick up coil.Which I took off a bad stock stator/plate layin around Edited August 3, 2010 by bigborebanshee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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