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| Posted: Mon Mar 16th, 2009 03:44 pm | 1st Post |
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I don't know where the stator plug is, but with all I have read I would like to check mine. It seems OK now, but I want to keep ahead of it. Is there a good pic or description of where to find it? 85 1200 Ltd
____________________ John and Sandy 1985 GL 1200 Limited >>Smooothest Two Tone Color! 1978 GL 1000 naked project 1976 GL 1000 Naked Driver 1981 GL 500i Fastest Okie color: Black, w Red Dirt (I live waaay out in the country) |
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| Posted: Mon Mar 16th, 2009 03:51 pm | 2nd Post |
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Hi, easy to find. Take off the top shelter. Look on the left hand side just forward of the battery. Three thick yellow wires connected with a white plug. May be burnt or melted!! Good luck Les
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| Posted: Mon Mar 16th, 2009 03:54 pm | 3rd Post |
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It is a white plug just to the left of your battery. It has three yellow wires going into each side. In the case of my 1200 the plug was heated brown & the wires were burned black. Hope this helps you find it.
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| Posted: Mon Mar 16th, 2009 04:40 pm | 4th Post |
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OK, thanks. How do you test it? I have digital and analog meters, I am familiar with electronics, but I don't want to let the smoke out. Obviously it must be running. Can you probe it with the red lead and what to do with the black lead? It has a volt display on the dash and seems to be pretty good while going down the road. THANKS A BUNCH!! PO says it was checked recently at a Honda Dealer and they said it was in very good condition, just trying to confirm.
____________________ John and Sandy 1985 GL 1200 Limited >>Smooothest Two Tone Color! 1978 GL 1000 naked project 1976 GL 1000 Naked Driver 1981 GL 500i Fastest Okie color: Black, w Red Dirt (I live waaay out in the country) |
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| Posted: Mon Mar 16th, 2009 05:15 pm | 5th Post |
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Mostly it is just a visual examination. Take it apart and check inside and outside for any evidence of corrosion or over heating. If there is no damage clean it with some contact cleaner give it a light coating of dielectric grease and put it back together and be happy.
____________________ Whiskerfish 1978/9 Dressed daily rider 45k miles 1975 Nekid Noisy and Nasty 1975 Nekid in pieces parts |
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| Posted: Tue Mar 17th, 2009 03:21 am | 6th Post |
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if plug that has 3 yellow wires looks brown or burnt.cut plug out and soder wires together you may half to use small jumpers but make sure you get a good soder joint.also i used srink tubes on all 3 wires. not too good at spelling but this might help a little. Last edited on Tue Mar 17th, 2009 03:21 am by krazy al |
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| Posted: Wed Mar 18th, 2009 04:40 pm | 7th Post |
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johnnymac wrote: OK, thanks. How do you test it? I have digital and analog meters, I am familiar with electronics, but I don't want to let the smoke out. Obviously it must be running. Can you probe it with the red lead and what to do with the black lead? It has a volt display on the dash and seems to be pretty good while going down the road. Here are some instructions (not mine)... GL1200 Stator Testing By Neil Get a digital voltmeter that measures A/C and DC as well as resistance Pull battery cover (left side) off and put bike on centre stand Have battery load tested at battery shop if OK charge overnight measure DC volts straight across battery after charge should be about 13.5-13.9 VDC Reinstall battery. On the left side of the battery you will see three yellow wires either going to a plug or wired straight thru by previous owner Disconnect the plug OR cut the three yellow wires one at a time VERY important ONE at a time mark wires A; B: C; You have to disconnect to get true readings. If left connected a lot of other problems could mislead you. Clean wires leading to stator by about ½ inch. You will be soldering later Start The bike This will not hurt the bike in anyway. It will run on the battery Put meter on A/C scale across any combination A-B; B-C; A-C rev bike to 3000 RPM. You should see 45 to 60 volts A/C across any of above combination If OK shut bike off measure on resistance scale (50K is good) from each of three wires to ground It should be infinite EG open must not have any shorts to ground Measure from A-B; B:-C; A:-C; measurement should be in the vicinity of 1.2 ohms on any of the legs If all measurements are ok (volts and resistance) your stator is good Bad News Scenarios 1 A/C volts under 40 V A/C (with wires disconnected and at 3000 RPM) 2 Any leg A: B: or C: shorted to ground (Low or no resistance to ground) 3 Any combination A:-B: B:-C: A:-C: open (infinite resistance) If stator is bad you may consider the alternator alternative See separate post on that subject Or it entails pulling engine to replace stator If you have the plug cut it out and solder each of the three yellow wires straight thru cover with heat shrink. Follow wiring all the way down to where it enters engine(under sleeve) just to make sure there are no other hidden splices (throw the plug at the neighbour’s cat or some thing it’s a piece of crap) While you are in the area it is recommended that you change the fuseable link (30 amp main fuse) to a heavy-duty fuse holder with bayonet style fuses. These old fuses have a tendency to corrode and fail at the worst times leaving you with a dead bike Start bike with meter still attached to battery voltage will go down while cranking over but should come back up to 13 VDC plus when you rev bike turn on Hi Beams volt should drop slightly but still be over 13 VDC if not e.g. 11 to 11.5 dc replace regulator 10 min job (lots on ebay)
____________________ Kevin 85 GL1200-I USMC, (Retired) |
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| Posted: Wed Mar 18th, 2009 05:43 pm | 8th Post |
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johnnymac wrote: I don't know where the stator plug is, but with all I have read I would like to check mine. It seems OK now, but I want to keep ahead of it. Is there a good pic or description of where to find it? 85 1200 Ltd I posted pictures of my (melted) plug here, along with a picture from the service manual pointing out where it is.
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