oprahwinfree Posted June 8, 2011 Report Posted June 8, 2011 I Purchased my first banshee a little over a week ago. it ran great for about five rides but two days ago i went to start it up and it turned over on the first kick but as soon as i got off of it and it shut down and hasnt ran sense. After about 6950 kicks and some starting fluid i came to the conclusion that it wasn't getting spark, i checked the plug against the block and the and the frustration began. So i read the banshee electrical faq and broke out the multimeter heres what i found. Stator 27.6 ohms, pick up coil 123.1 ohms, i measured the ignition coil from plug boot to plug boot (correct me if i am wrong on that) 15.5k ohms. the kill switch and key switch both check out fine. I opened the cover for the stator and found some water (must have been there awhile because i haven't ridden though water or in the rain) , the fly wheel was slightly rusted i sprayed the stator the best i could with a degreaser and electric cleaner. i dont yet have a flywheel puller so i cant remove it. i tested the plug wires with a voltage tester and it lit up but very dimly when i kicked over. I know the stator resistance is a little high and the ignition coil measurement i got is out of wack. im just looking for some opinions for further testing procedures or the possible culprit. thanks in advance Quote
Larry's Shee Posted June 8, 2011 Report Posted June 8, 2011 Welcome to BHQ !! If you don't have a Clymers repair manual , get one. Check ALL grounds are clean, bare metal, especially coil. I think coil has to be ohmed with boots off. Ohm boots seperatly also. Trim 1/4 in off plug wire before putting boots back on= new clean wire. On my son's I had to pull flywheel, clean poles on stator , inside of wheel, and lugs on out side of wheel to get rid of a mis-fire. Set pick-up gap at .018. JMHO, your results may, and will vary. Quote
wfobasheeboy Posted June 8, 2011 Report Posted June 8, 2011 I Purchased my first banshee a little over a week ago. it ran great for about five rides but two days ago i went to start it up and it turned over on the first kick but as soon as i got off of it and it shut down and hasnt ran sense. After about 6950 kicks and some starting fluid i came to the conclusion that it wasn't getting spark, i checked the plug against the block and the and the frustration began. So i read the banshee electrical faq and broke out the multimeter heres what i found. Stator 27.6 ohms, pick up coil 123.1 ohms, i measured the ignition coil from plug boot to plug boot (correct me if i am wrong on that) 15.5k ohms. the kill switch and key switch both check out fine. I opened the cover for the stator and found some water (must have been there awhile because i haven't ridden though water or in the rain) , the fly wheel was slightly rusted i sprayed the stator the best i could with a degreaser and electric cleaner. i dont yet have a flywheel puller so i cant remove it. i tested the plug wires with a voltage tester and it lit up but very dimly when i kicked over. I know the stator resistance is a little high and the ignition coil measurement i got is out of wack. im just looking for some opinions for further testing procedures or the possible culprit. thanks in advance First off welcome to BHQ! Did you check the stator for a short to ground. I had 17.7 ohms on the red & green wire at the plug. Then I had 7.8 ohms to ground on the red & green wire. That was my problem. So I replace the stator & I was good to go. Well I hope this help you out. Keep us posted. Quote
oprahwinfree Posted June 9, 2011 Author Report Posted June 9, 2011 First off welcome to BHQ! Did you check the stator for a short to ground. I had 17.7 ohms on the red & green wire at the plug. Then I had 7.8 ohms to ground on the red & green wire. That was my problem. So I replace the stator & I was good to go. Well I hope this help you out. Keep us posted. How would i go about checking for a short to ground? Quote
wfobasheeboy Posted June 9, 2011 Report Posted June 9, 2011 How would i go about checking for a short to ground? Ok to test. Just put one of the test leads on the green wire of the stator plug & the other one to chassis ground. Then the same thing for the red wire in the same plug. If you get any reading other then "OL" you have a shorted stator. Quote
oprahwinfree Posted June 9, 2011 Author Report Posted June 9, 2011 Ok to test. Just put one of the test leads on the green wire of the stator plug & the other one to chassis ground. Then the same thing for the red wire in the same plug. If you get any reading other then "OL" you have a shorted stator. alright so i checked it and got an "OL" reading but i also noticed that my flywheel dosent seem to be magnetic. is it possible for them to lose there magnetism? Quote
wfobasheeboy Posted June 10, 2011 Report Posted June 10, 2011 alright so i checked it and got an "OL" reading but i also noticed that my flywheel dosent seem to be magnetic. is it possible for them to lose there magnetism? I have not seen that before . But maybe some will chime in on that. Quote
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