[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]Hooray!!!! It was the stator after all. The reason it didn't run well after initially installing it was that the air gap wasn't close enough. I had purchased an rmstator replacement and the pickup coil could not be adjusted close enough. I cut that one out and replaced it with a used one and now it runs perfectly.
Thanks to all for your help and suggestions. Maybe this thread will help somebody else find their problem.

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: sundance8

[img][/img]Hooray!!!! It was the stator after all. The reason it didn't run well after initially installing it was that the air gap wasn't close enough. I had purchased an rmstator replacement and the pickup coil could not be adjusted close enough. I cut that one out and replaced it with a used one and now it runs perfectly.

Thanks to all for your help and suggestions. Maybe this thread will help somebody else find their problem.</end quote></div>

Glad you got it figured out. It is always rewarding to figure out an elusive problem.