Hi all. First post but fear not as I know 2 cycle engines very well.

My son's LT80's stator is bad. I have the old one off of the machine and I have received a new one. To my surprise, the new one has three wires coming off of it whereas the old one only had two. I am assuming it's because the replacement stator is made to go into multiple different engines that have different wiring configurations. Aside from this extra wire the new stator is identical to the old one.

The new stator has a black / red wire that goes to one of the "windings" (not sure what they are called) and two yellow wires that go to each end of the the other "winding". The old one only had one wire coming from each "winding".

Anyone have any idea how this should be wired? I am guessing that the yellow wires need to be joined when going to the quad's harness OR that one of the yellow wires should just be ignored. I am hoping someone can let me know for sure before I "trial and error."

 

Must be some aftermarket stator?
The red/black will plug into the red black. That's the ignition side.
Once it's running I'd check both yellows for current. If both, put one into the white/red connection and tape off the other.
White/red is the charging side.
Welcome to the forums

 

Perfect. Once I get this thing going I'll post up what I find.

I got the new stator off of ebay. Yeah, I realize getting the China stuff can be sketchy but I figured what the heck. It was only $25. If it doesn't work out I'll get an "official" one and I'm not out much.

 

Oh I understand completely.
Radiator for my 250R- new american aluminum= $400+
My china special= $85 bucks and that is with the cheapest of cheap radiator hoses that didn't fit. I had to bend the in and out a lil....But it's running fine.
I went racing and broke my foot. Radiator 1...Jack 0.. HAHAHAHA

 

Does your have a timing mark? My aftermarket one does not. Is it safe to say same place as stocker?


thx

 

oh sure... make me type all that again... LOL

 

Can't help it...I'm a PITA