MILO Posted March 1, 2009 Report Posted March 1, 2009 my stator has obviously been exposed to water many times and has significant corrosion and so on. i started to clean up the contact points and noticed that some of them have the plastic coating on the surface and only a strip of metal exposed in the center, and some have the plastic almost worn off and almost the entire surface exposed. is that a problem or will it be ok to use it as is? i really don't want to replace it if i don't have to. i'll try to get some pic's and post up. Quote
sheerider1026 Posted March 1, 2009 Report Posted March 1, 2009 i would use it as it is.. it could run a long time like it is.. my buddys stator looked nasty like that.. it works just fine.. so i would not replace it .. Quote
MILO Posted March 1, 2009 Author Report Posted March 1, 2009 (edited) here's some pic's.... it's a wonder it even ran, lol. Edited March 1, 2009 by MILO Quote
sheerider1026 Posted March 2, 2009 Report Posted March 2, 2009 yea, thats how my buddys looked.. it runs fine.. i would just go with it.. those stock yamaha stators seem to be built well.. Quote
MILO Posted March 2, 2009 Author Report Posted March 2, 2009 yea, thats how my buddys looked.. it runs fine.. i would just go with it.. those stock yamaha stators seem to be built well.. yeah, surprisingly i've been reading about more and more guys just replacing them with a new stocker rather than aftermarket. usually aftermarket stuff is an upgrade, but i've heard nothing but troubles with other brands. alright, i'll just clean it up good and use it as is. thanks bud. :beer: Quote
ledofthezep Posted March 3, 2009 Report Posted March 3, 2009 I'm a firm believer in 'if it works, don't screw with it'...I'm on my 3rd RS stator, my stock one took a major crap one day & that was that...I just went with the Ricky Stator one since it was half the price of an OEM. Quote
spurdy Posted March 3, 2009 Report Posted March 3, 2009 yeah, surprisingly i've been reading about more and more guys just replacing them with a new stocker rather than aftermarket. usually aftermarket stuff is an upgrade, but i've heard nothing but troubles with other brands. alright, i'll just clean it up good and use it as is. thanks bud. :beer: I have seen several stators that look like that or worse and work fine. Unless your running additional lights I would always run a stock stator. SP Quote
uwenr Posted March 3, 2009 Report Posted March 3, 2009 here's some pic's.... it's a wonder it even ran, lol. Did you find that at the bottom of a lake? Quote
MikeNick Posted March 4, 2009 Report Posted March 4, 2009 I would clean that one up and get a new stator cover gasket to keep that bitch sealed up.. Quote
MILO Posted March 4, 2009 Author Report Posted March 4, 2009 Did you find that at the bottom of a lake? LOL, no but I'm not afraid to get my shee a little (a lot) wet & muddy. :biggrin: I would clean that one up and get a new stator cover gasket to keep that bitch sealed up.. yeah, i'm going to order a new seal along with some other stuff. :cool: Quote
uwenr Posted March 4, 2009 Report Posted March 4, 2009 LOL, no but I'm not afraid to get my shee a little (a lot) wet & muddy. :biggrin: yeah, i'm going to order a new seal along with some other stuff. :cool: Check under the stator cover on the sprocket side for a little rubber block. Quote
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