Okay,

I'm getting frustrated. I picked up this Warrior from a friend, it hadn't been ridden in several years. It needed a new starter which I replaced, along w/ a new battery and new spark plug.

When I hit the starter button, the starter turns the engine just fine, but it won't fire. When I pull the plug and ground it against the engine, I get a blue spark very intermittently. In 2-3 seconds of cranking it may only spark one time, if at all.

I began diagnosing w/ a Clymer manual.

Checked the spark plug boot and it showed open, so I replaced it. Same results as above.

Checked the coil, it showed bad, replaced it, same results as above.

I'm going to check the stator today.

Anyone have any ideas? I thought about the CDI, but someone told me that if it wasn't working there would be no spark at all.

Thanks,

John

 

check all the wires because they might be cracked or rotten and yeah check your stator for sure thats what i hate about electric start fourwheelers everything f*cks up on them kick start is the way to go

 

Looks like stator is bad. When I checked across both pairs of wires as described in the manual, One pair gives a reading within the resistance spec (189 ohms) and the other pair shows open.

Where's the best place to get a replacement? I'm thinking Ricky Stator, but I don't know anywhere else other than the dealer ($$$) or used on E-bay (?? reliability). Any recommendations appreciated.

Thanks,

John

 

order it from the ricky stator website....Ricky Stator

 

Thanks. That's what I was thinking. Looks like it will be another delay until I get this thing running [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]

John