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Possible electrical stator issue?

whoisthatguy

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On say the 800 rmk engine, does the headlight flicker with just the pull starting and turnover of the motor, regardless of whether the engine actually starts up?
 

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There is no reason why they shouldn't if the pull is fast enough and there are no problems anywhere on the lighting circuit.
 

whoisthatguy

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There is no reason why they shouldn't if the pull is fast enough and there are no problems anywhere on the lighting circuit.
You are correct sir. Once I replaced the old stator with another one that I knew was good when I had previously removed it, the headlight did sputter just before the engine caught. So I had a bad stator. Furthermore, I discovered that stators will go bad, by just sitting in a garage and for no obvious reason other than to piss you off.
 
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