she wont rev out...

[Grunty-Motor]

today i checked the stator coils. timing was spot on.

ohm readings were
    black/white to black yellow = 1500 [spec 153-230]
    white / red to black yellow = 9.8 [spec 7.9 -11.9]

so, one of the cricuits is reading way out - any thoughts?

[Rhyno]

So, did you ever get it figured out?

[Polar-Bus]

So, did you ever get it figured out?

Dude, this post was dated Oct of 2009, i'm sure Grunty is long gone....

[Rhyno]

So, did you ever get it figured out?

Dude, this post was dated Oct of 2009, i'm sure Grunty is long gone....

Thanks....Dude.

I'd still like to see/hear his, or somebody else's, answer to this problem.

[awak100]

Probably float/fuel level buy a spare bottom carb plug, drill a hole in the center of it.  Install a liquid nipple with o-ring on it with nut on the inside of the nut.  screw the new plug in place, in the carb.  now connect clear rubber hose to nipple and fill carb with gas from gas tank.  run the hose up verticle and check the fuel level.  its a very accurite way to check fuel level in the bowl.

[Grunty-Motor]

believe it or not......I am still here

finally got back to working on this bike. had the crank cases split and fixed a dislodged circlip in the gear box (that was why it was engaging a gear when otherwise in neutral and leaning to the left). Crank seals and mains replaced but they were in pretty good nick so my problem isnt them.

While i await gaskets for the re-build i checked the stator again. It appears i have a '99 stator on my 98 bike due to the colour of the wires. but now, there is no reading black/white to black yellow. So i am thinking that the stator winding was on the way out and has now finally failed. Now i just need to try and find one in the UK

Can anyone confirm that this is a 1990 Stator?
How do i check the CDI is correct (other than the wire colours match?)

[sandblaster]

What bike is the stator suppose to be for?
Originally this topic was for a 89 kx500.
That stator does not appear to be a kx500 from 86-04.

[Grunty-Motor]

hi, from the engine number, my bike is an 1989 model, E1.

but looking at the Clymer manual, the colour coding for the wires does not match the 89 model. It does match the 1990 model.

black/white & black/yellow & white/red



**** OOOPS - i noticed in my last post i say 98 and 99 - i meant 89 and 90!!! ****

[Grunty-Motor]

After endless searching i am even more confused than when i started!!! What i think i have found is......

Very early (86 and below) have 6wires from the CDI and one is white / green
Middle 87-91 had 5wires and no white/green (but some had 1 coil and some had 2)
Late 91 on had 5wires and no white/green but different size flywheel


This is a link for an early one
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-OEM-Replacement-Stator-Kawasaki-KX125-87-88-KX250-83-88-KX500-86-89-ESC1151-/291005593567?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item43c148f7df&vxp=mtr


this is a link for a 89-91 version but has 4 wires to the plate and mine only has 3 wires!!!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1989-1991-KAWASAKI-KX500-KX-500-STATOR-GENERATOR-ALTENATOR-MOTOR-ENGINE-/390531262696?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item5aed7a28e8&vxp=mtr


They both look the same so may be an e-bay mistake - Plus, there is no pick up on the plate???


Still no idea what i have.....Grrrrr
 

[don46]

The older Stators and flywheels were smaller than the newer units, just from memory I would say the newer is close to 5" and the older is like 4" in diameter

older stators 88 and older had 4 wires from the stator: black/red, white/green, white/red, and black/yellow
newer stators 89 and newer had 3 wires: white/red, black/yellow, and black/white

[Grunty-Motor]

After phoning a few companies I found a place that knew a fair bit about the 500s - one of the guys had one himself so off it went to get re-wound.

turns out that one of the coils was a lighting coil and not wired up. That's why it dint look like any others i had seen.

anyway, re-wound and now ready for the re-build......