Stator just installed...should I wait to start it?

Just finished about an hour ago...used Three Bond 1211 around the grommet and the yellow wires that pass through it.
I am ready to ride now. :evil:

Fifteen minutes later...should I, would I...could I?

I don't see why not. New grommet?
Steve

swest wrote: I don't see why not. New grommet?
Steve

One hour and six minutes later...

New stator and grommet! :kiss:

Go for it. :woohoo:
Steve

swest wrote: Go for it. :woohoo:
Steve

OK! :woohoo: :whistle:

I always wait 24hrs to let sealer to cure.

So how'd it go?
Steve

swest wrote: So how'd it go?
Steve

After an hour ride around town last night, and to work and back today...no leaks.
Installing a new stator didn't change the 13.7-13.9 average voltage readings on my GPS, but the engine does run smoother for some reason.
One thing immediately noticed was the coating had been completely flaked off the magnets since the rotor was an ebay-find a year or so ago. Fortunately the magnets are completely intact. I already know where the stuff goes, after taking the oil pan off the first time in Sept. 2010. See pic:

I had a bad diode in a rectifier once. Had slight AC pulse in the system. Had a miss I couldn't get rid of. Changed to a Reg/Rect unit and it went away. That looks nasty. :sick:
Steve

that does not look good, i have to ask . What is all that red stuff ?

milehighkz550 wrote: that does not look good, i have to ask . What is all that red stuff ?

The coating (in this case red) Kawasaki applied to the edge of the J-motor (generator) rotor magnets, mixed in with fragments from a broken magnet. It flakes off due to age, and brittleness
It collects in the oil pan, after being washed out of the generator housing by engine oil circulation. :pinch: