Stator review

JerEazy

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got bored waiting for the new part to arrive so I removed the flywheel and stator from my 75 50hp 50573b.

And heres what what she looked like.

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here’s the “goo”

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now I’m confident there’s an issue - but I’m not fully sure how to diagnose and confirm. Here’s my tester - insight on what setting to use and what readings I should get would be great.
(electrical is without a doubt my weakest mechanical skill)
 

Joe Reeves

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No tester needed for that picture! The stator is toast, done, finished, shot, broke, seen better days, ouuta here!

BTW... It doesn't owe you or anyone else anything as it is one of the original 1973/74/75 "non insulated" stator models... at least 44 years old.

Check your rectifier also, so as to avoid a repeat of the problem.
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(Small Rectifier Description & Location)
(J. Reeves)

On most 2,3,4,6 cylinder engines, the small rectifier is located on the starboard (right) side of the engine just in front of the engines electrical wiring strip. There are a few older V4 engines that have the wiring strip on the rear portion of the engine and the rectifier would be located just under that terminal strip. The smaller horsepower engines usually have the rectifier located on the starboard side of the powerhead close to the carburetor area.

The rectifier appears to be a round object approximately one inch (1") in diameter and also about one inch (1") high. The base of it is sort of triangular in appearance and is attached to the engine with two (2) screws/bolts..... usually one screw/bolt is larger than the other. The rectifier, depending on which one your engine uses, will have either:

One Red wire, one Yellow wire, and one Yellow/Gray wire, or One Red wire, and two Yellow wires.

Note that either of the above rectifiers could have a fourth wire which would be Yellow/Blue

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(Small Rectifier Test)
(J. Reeves)

Remove the rectifier wires from the terminal block. Using a ohm meter, connect the black lead of the ohm meter to the rectifier base (ground), then one by one, connect the red lead of the ohm meter to the yellow, yellow/gray, then the red wire (some rectifiers may also have a fourth yellow/blue wire. If so connect to that also). Now, reverse the ohm meter leads and check those same wires again. You should get a reading in one direction, and none at all in the other direction.

Now, connect the black lead of the ohm meter to the red wire. One by one, connect the red lead of the ohm meter to the yellow, yellow/gray, and if present, the yellow/blue wire. Then reverse the leads, checking the wires again. Once more, you should get a reading in one direction and none in the other.

Note that the reading obtained from the red rectifier wire will be lower then what is obtained from the other wires.

Any deviation from the "Reading", "No Reading" as above indicates a faulty rectifier. Note that a rectifier will not tolerate reverse polarity. Simply touching the battery with the cables in the reverse order or hooking up a battery charger backwards will blow the diodes in the rectifier assy immediately.
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JerEazy

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Yah - definitely looked shot. Just curious on testing for my own knowledge.

Rectifier was replaced when I noticed high voltage on the gauge and a jumpy tach.

I was was surprised to see how close to the power head the stator sits.

 

JerEazy

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New stator installed - and flywheel torqued to spec as per manual.

bad news is I had to drop the truck off for service today and I got a fusion hybrid for a loaner. So no way to get the boat out of the garage to test it.

oh well. Guess this is either longer until I co firm I did it correct - or longer until she goes boom. Either way I’m curious.
 
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