96 polaris SL900 /stater troubleshooting

[darrin]

does anyone know how to trouble shoot a stater? if so please email me or reply thanks :D

[imported_Tim]

Darrin
Your boat has a rev limiter saftey device which when activated will limit
RPM. ON the 96 SL900 and SLTX, the ignition timing retards to 8* BTDC when a
low fuel or overheat condition exists. The watercraft will exhibit symptoms
such as reduced performance during acceleration, and also reduced top speed

Is that what is happening? Is your MFD display flashing at all when you
first start the engine? Let me know what is happening here , but if this is
what is going on, then its a fairly easy fix to troubleshoot. If the CDI is
bad there is no way to check it without the tester at a dealership. The
following is a way to check the stator:
Connect Ohmeter leads to
Alternator coil = Red/purplewire to yellow =.6 ohms
Trigger coil = white/yellow to black = 220 ohms
pulser coil = Blue/red to red/white = 90 ohms
exciter coil =red/white to green/red = 490 ohms

All of these wires are in the black electrical box.

Also the following is a way to bypass the rev limiter for testing only!!!!!

Open the black electrcial box and find theCDI Module gray wire and
disconnect it from the circuit board. Start engine and see if it revs
correctly. You can tape the wire up and close the box and put the boat in
the water and run if you want to, but be careful to not jump the boat, and
let the engine free rev, and then come back in the water. Crank damage can
result very easy from this. If the boat runs great with the gray wire
disconnected then we can easily diagnose it from there. GOOD LUCK :D

[darrin]

yes it flashes but not sure what it says,now it flashes and says fuel/oil,couse of the way it is setting in my shop. if it is the rev limiter can it be changed or what?is it a sender type thing to change or what. thank you so very much
Darrin

[imported_Tim]

First you must have more than a 1/4 tank of fuel and 1/2 tank of oil. Then if it is still bad I have a float kit in stock that repairs it. You must diagnose it first and make sure thats it [img]tongue.gif[/img]