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I was riding the superjet Sunday and it was doing fine, got behind a boat and it died instantly. As I was swimming back down the river the bilge pumped put some pretty oily water. So I thought maybe a fuel line had come loose. Got it back to the trailer and noticed the stator wire grommet had come out of place (see picture). It let the stator wires touch the flywheel teeth. The wires were not cut in two but chewed up. I guess it shorted out and that is why I lost ignition. I got the ski running back at the house. So here are my questions for you guys.
#1. What could have caused the stator wire grommet to come out? Blown crank seal?
#2. Is the stator wiring design really as bad as it looks? The wires appear to be less than ¼ inch from the flywheel, even when it is installed correctly. It would seem the wires would be into the flywheel pretty often.
#3. I really don’t want to repair the wires, so can I buy a new wiring harness alone? Or am I going to have to buy a whole new stator?
#4. Anyone know the torque spec for the flywheel crank bolt?
#5. What would cause all the oily water in the hull? Carbs look perfect, no broken fuel lines, everything looks perfect except the stator wire grommet.
#6. Can someone post a link to the harbor freight puller that doesn’t require removing the gas tank? I searched their site but want to be sure I get the one you all are using.
Also, I just ordered a cold fusion flywheel lock, so I should be covered there.
Thanks in advance for your help!!
#1. What could have caused the stator wire grommet to come out? Blown crank seal?
#2. Is the stator wiring design really as bad as it looks? The wires appear to be less than ¼ inch from the flywheel, even when it is installed correctly. It would seem the wires would be into the flywheel pretty often.
#3. I really don’t want to repair the wires, so can I buy a new wiring harness alone? Or am I going to have to buy a whole new stator?
#4. Anyone know the torque spec for the flywheel crank bolt?
#5. What would cause all the oily water in the hull? Carbs look perfect, no broken fuel lines, everything looks perfect except the stator wire grommet.
#6. Can someone post a link to the harbor freight puller that doesn’t require removing the gas tank? I searched their site but want to be sure I get the one you all are using.
Also, I just ordered a cold fusion flywheel lock, so I should be covered there.
Thanks in advance for your help!!