Recently while running a 98 Johnson 200 (carbed), the Tach stopped working and I noticed that the batteries were not being charged. I tested the two yellow leads to the Stator and found an open circuit. I pulled the flywheel and noticed a loop of the copper wire on the Stator had burnt a seperation in the wire.
I ordered a new Stator but I am concerned about the cause. Will I cook the new Stator when I fire up the motor? The rest of the components look fine and it doesnt appear that anything had rubbed the Stator to cause the wire to fail. One thought I had was that when I recently had the motor tuned up, the mechanic sprayed WD40 (or something similar) all over the powerhead. The Stator was wet with it. I was wondering if this could have caused conductivity between two coils and shorted it out?
I ordered a new Stator but I am concerned about the cause. Will I cook the new Stator when I fire up the motor? The rest of the components look fine and it doesnt appear that anything had rubbed the Stator to cause the wire to fail. One thought I had was that when I recently had the motor tuned up, the mechanic sprayed WD40 (or something similar) all over the powerhead. The Stator was wet with it. I was wondering if this could have caused conductivity between two coils and shorted it out?
