[tredding]

My switch box went down so I am testing the electrical system. The book says there should be a stator below the flywheel and 2 wires coming down. I also have an old 1250 for reference. On the 1250 I can see the stator just fine. On my 900 I cannot see a stator and there are no wires? This engine ran well for about 1 hour rides until the switch box went down. Could the stator be missing? Would the engine run without it? Confused. serial # 4849780

[emckelvy]

If the 900 is a distributor model it can indeed run without a stator, as long as the battery is fully charged up. CDI ign don't like low voltage so eventually the ign would fail. I suppose it's entirely possible that someone could have removed the stator but I sure have never seen an Inline Six without one! There's a first time for everything I guess!

Note that if the 900 were an ADI model it would be impossible for it to run without a stator but I assume you don't have that since you mentioned the switch "box" not "boxes".

HTH...........ed

[Chris1956]

tredding, You should be able to peek under the flywheel and see the stator. If not, you might like to remove the 8 5/16" fine thread bolts that are clustered arounf the flywheel nut. You should be able to see, remove and install the stator after eh outer flywheel is removed.