ledofthezep Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 Hey all, I'm in the market for a new stator. I've troubleshooted my shee's backfiring & spitting problems at WOT & have pretty much narrrowed it down to the stator....adjusting the pickup coil does nothing, further making me believe the stator is shit. I've already replaced the stator($300 OEM), worked great for a couple years. The stock stator just died one day out of the blue & shee didn't start again until I put a new OEM stator in it. My question(s): Should I just get a stock used stator for cheap? I'm thinking of just getting a new stock wattage one from Ricky Stator,...not much more than what I could get a used one for. What would you all suggest? Any other brands that I could/should use over the Ricky Stator's? Should I go directly through RS if I get one of their stators or does anyone know where I can get a deal? THNX in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenBB Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 Given the choice between a used stock one and a Ricky Stator, I'd go with the Ricky Stator. Stock will get you by and you'll save some bucks but they have a tendancy to fail eventually, I would think the Ricky Stator would last you alot longer. My stator went out a couple months ago and I got a new RS in the box from Sheeya for $100, he was sellin' it in the For Sale forum (new ones are what $125 plus freight?). Would be worth checking in there and posting a thread in the Wanted forum. BTW I dunno if it'll help or not but when I put on my new stator, I plugged off the hole on the stator cover (actually it's a notch in the case I think) just forward of the countershaft sprocket. Not certain that it'll make any difference but I don't see why it would be good to let sand & water get in there at all...my RZ motor has the same notch but it's used to let a wire go back to the neutral indicator, and has a rubber grommet sealing off that opening. I wouldn't go as far as saying that's why Banshee stators fail regularly, but I don't think it helps. The reason my original stator failed was one of the wires that solders to the center broke loose at the solder joint, the Ricky Stator looks a little tougher... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledofthezep Posted February 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 Thanks for the reply man, I greatly appreciate your input. Sounds like I'm doin' the right thing going with a new one from RS. I'll probably just order one from them & be sure to let them know the bansheeHQ.com folks sent me there. I plugged off the hole on the stator cover (actually it's a notch in the case I think) just forward of the countershaft sprocket. Not certain that it'll make any difference but I don't see why it would be good to let sand & water get in there at all...my RZ motor has the same notch but it's used to let a wire go back to the neutral indicator, and has a rubber grommet sealing off that opening. I know exactly what you're talking about. Mine acutally does have the rubber grommet seal & when I installed the new OEM stator I put some clear gasket sealer to assure a good seal. The flywheel/stator is crystal clean, I'd eat off the inside of the case there it's soo clean. No rust/moisture at all. My g/f's dad has rebuilt several banshee motors & said mine's by far the cleanest he's ever seen in there. I was glad to hear that anyway. But I can tell you I'll never buy another OEM stator to save the life of me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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