Lrdrlker
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- Jul 28, 2016
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I have a 1979 Wilker Spirit 4.8 that I just bought. When I put it in the water I found that it won't run on Wide Open Throttle. I got a local mechanic to look at it and after cleaning the carbs...twice...discovered that the stator was heating up and the insulation on 2 of 3 of the coils was melting! An earlier post on this site stated that the rectifier breaks down and this causes the stator to overheat and as a result the attached coils start melting. I've replaced the rectifier and am waiting for my stator. Does anyone in the know think there are further problems ahead or should this cure my problem? Thanks