Sort of good news!
I talked to both Ricky Stator and the ebay seller who sent me my CDI (a procom unit... that's a separate issue). Both are willing to exchange for known working parts. I spoke with the CDI guy on the phone and he said that the stator assemblies sold by Ricky Stator and other similar companies are known for having issues and their claim of "a different spec for resistance on their pickup/source coils" makes no sense. He said that unless it's in the factory spec, the CDI isn't going to know what to do with the signal. He wants me to replace the stator first before sending the box back to him.
I really do think it's the stator... It makes sense that if there is supposed to be a set resistance, the box is expecting a set voltage drop across it. Anyway, he said I may have good luck with a replacement unit if it's within factory specs, but he recommended an OEM unit with an MSRP of ~$600.
I'm going to insist that my replacement from Ricky Stator meets factory specs and see where that gets me. I will keep you guys informed. The OEM unit sounds expensive, but when I consider that the original one lasted ~10 years and my last replacemnt lasted ~2, it can actually be cost effective depending on how long I decide to keep it.
Has anyone else had this problem with an out of spec from factory stator?
I talked to both Ricky Stator and the ebay seller who sent me my CDI (a procom unit... that's a separate issue). Both are willing to exchange for known working parts. I spoke with the CDI guy on the phone and he said that the stator assemblies sold by Ricky Stator and other similar companies are known for having issues and their claim of "a different spec for resistance on their pickup/source coils" makes no sense. He said that unless it's in the factory spec, the CDI isn't going to know what to do with the signal. He wants me to replace the stator first before sending the box back to him.
I really do think it's the stator... It makes sense that if there is supposed to be a set resistance, the box is expecting a set voltage drop across it. Anyway, he said I may have good luck with a replacement unit if it's within factory specs, but he recommended an OEM unit with an MSRP of ~$600.
I'm going to insist that my replacement from Ricky Stator meets factory specs and see where that gets me. I will keep you guys informed. The OEM unit sounds expensive, but when I consider that the original one lasted ~10 years and my last replacemnt lasted ~2, it can actually be cost effective depending on how long I decide to keep it.
Has anyone else had this problem with an out of spec from factory stator?
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