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1981 srx stator trouble shoot

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2018 8:55 am
by sxrsist
Does anyone have the resistance tests and colour wires to test from on 1981 srx 440. no spark issue thanks. tried different cdi and coil still nothing

Re: 1981 srx stator trouble shoot

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2018 6:17 pm
by sxrsist
after reading on here i unplugged that black wire off the stator and low and behold i got spark. but all my functions work properly as in all kill switches key etc work.once its running i can plug it back in but sometimes when i restart it will fire again then die. i unplug wire and boom fires up. lol how important is it to have plugged in/and what is going on

Re: 1981 srx stator trouble shoot

Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 7:33 am
by Vmax540
I see you found the information on (No spark.) I'd start with cleaning all connection's, ohming out the ignition wires and checking the stator ground by unhooking all the wires to the stator, then going from the black wire leading into the stator and ground to see if there is a connection.


No or intermittent Spark Two different circuits. One for lights, and one to the CDI for spark. Check the CDI for a single black wire. Disconnect this and see if you have spark. If so, the problem is in your kill switches, ignition switches, connections or wiring harness somewhere. If still no spark, check your CDI, Coils, or magneto. Becareful when checking for spark by disconnecting the black wire, as there will be no way to kill the engine if it happens to start.
These have a history of the stator "imbedded" (mounted permanently) pulser coils losing contact thru thermal expansion. Sometimes engine heat makes it quit after a few minutes and I've heard of a few that due to how these particular ones became "disabled" (lost pulser ground to stator mounting plate)
-The electrical connections where they come out of the engine and connect to the wiring harness on the right hand bottom front of engine can cause a lot of grief. These are susceptible to oil from the oil tank, heat from the exhaust and vibration. I have personally fixed a few where it seemed like we had a bad CDI but, simply doing a through cleaning and tightening these connections the sled's ran like a top ! Same for the CDI connections to the wiring harness.