Scootertrash
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Sled is a 2000 SRX700
OK, I guess it's my turn for this issue. Here's the scoop:
(yup, I've perused the threads with the same problem, this is for verification.
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Headlights go dim, dash lights go dim/out and tach stops working. Sled still runs.
Sled had this issue last year at end of season. I had read a few of the threads and checked the wire harness under the motor for rubs. I can't remember if I found any or not, but if I did they were repaired and the wires were wrapped in electrical tape for the complete length and then placed into plastic wire loom tubing and re-routed under the carbs.
Started the sled a couple weeks ago and went for a little test run (4-5 miles) everything was fine until I pulled back in the yard and then the lights dimmed down and sled seemed a little boggy, but hard to tell since I was going slow.
Last night:
Sled is at garage temp 60 degees or so. Start the sled. Tach works, lights work. Run till op temp. Shut off. Start back up, no tach and headlights are dim. Sled seems to run fine, did not drive it, just ran in driveway on stand.
Let sled cool outside for a couple hours. Come back, start sled. Same thing happens.
Put sled in garage until this morning. This is what I tested this morning:
Tested the 3 prong connector for the stator all three tests had the wires in spec and pretty much identical reading .4 ohms (spec is .36-.44)
White/red-white/green wires in spec. 193.1 ohms (spec is 189-231)
Checked for wire rubs under the bar pad, found none.
Checked for rubs in the area of the relays and condenser behind left panel, found none
Checked for rubs under seat, found none. The wire is actually pretty well protected inside the seat.
Checked for rubs in the area of the stator connector(s), found none
Pulled the sled outside and fired it up, tach worked and lights worked. Jiggled wiggled and jostled all the harness spots I mentioned above to see if it would have any effect. Nope. So I thought I would try a couple of other things I read in a couple posts this morning: The warmer control and the hi/lo beam switch:
Turn the warmer switch up, tach would quit, turn it back down to minimum, tach would work again. Did this 3 or 4 times
Switch to high beam, tach would quit for a sec, then go back to what the rpm was at, 1800-2000 rpm.
Click back to lo beam, same thing. Tach would die for a sec, then back to idle rpm. lights would be dim and got to proper brightness when the tach kicked back in
Did this 3 or 4 times.
ETA (sorry, forgot this part): When the brake was applied the tach would shut down and then in a sec or two come back up to idle speed. Did this 3 or 4 times too
Then the tach quit and lights dimmed and wouldn't come back. I don't remebr if I was messin with anything when the tach quit or not.
Sled sounds like it's running fine thru all of this when I rev it a bit. I haven't driven it again since the problem started this winter.
Pulled it back in the garage, pulled the CDI and looked for rubs, found none.
So am I lookin at replacing the stator, or is there something else I should be checking? I'm working on this sled for another guy and don't want to spend money I don't have too.
Thanks guys!
OK, I guess it's my turn for this issue. Here's the scoop:
(yup, I've perused the threads with the same problem, this is for verification.

Headlights go dim, dash lights go dim/out and tach stops working. Sled still runs.
Sled had this issue last year at end of season. I had read a few of the threads and checked the wire harness under the motor for rubs. I can't remember if I found any or not, but if I did they were repaired and the wires were wrapped in electrical tape for the complete length and then placed into plastic wire loom tubing and re-routed under the carbs.
Started the sled a couple weeks ago and went for a little test run (4-5 miles) everything was fine until I pulled back in the yard and then the lights dimmed down and sled seemed a little boggy, but hard to tell since I was going slow.
Last night:
Sled is at garage temp 60 degees or so. Start the sled. Tach works, lights work. Run till op temp. Shut off. Start back up, no tach and headlights are dim. Sled seems to run fine, did not drive it, just ran in driveway on stand.
Let sled cool outside for a couple hours. Come back, start sled. Same thing happens.
Put sled in garage until this morning. This is what I tested this morning:
Tested the 3 prong connector for the stator all three tests had the wires in spec and pretty much identical reading .4 ohms (spec is .36-.44)
White/red-white/green wires in spec. 193.1 ohms (spec is 189-231)
Checked for wire rubs under the bar pad, found none.
Checked for rubs in the area of the relays and condenser behind left panel, found none
Checked for rubs under seat, found none. The wire is actually pretty well protected inside the seat.
Checked for rubs in the area of the stator connector(s), found none
Pulled the sled outside and fired it up, tach worked and lights worked. Jiggled wiggled and jostled all the harness spots I mentioned above to see if it would have any effect. Nope. So I thought I would try a couple of other things I read in a couple posts this morning: The warmer control and the hi/lo beam switch:
Turn the warmer switch up, tach would quit, turn it back down to minimum, tach would work again. Did this 3 or 4 times
Switch to high beam, tach would quit for a sec, then go back to what the rpm was at, 1800-2000 rpm.
Click back to lo beam, same thing. Tach would die for a sec, then back to idle rpm. lights would be dim and got to proper brightness when the tach kicked back in
Did this 3 or 4 times.
ETA (sorry, forgot this part): When the brake was applied the tach would shut down and then in a sec or two come back up to idle speed. Did this 3 or 4 times too
Then the tach quit and lights dimmed and wouldn't come back. I don't remebr if I was messin with anything when the tach quit or not.
Sled sounds like it's running fine thru all of this when I rev it a bit. I haven't driven it again since the problem started this winter.
Pulled it back in the garage, pulled the CDI and looked for rubs, found none.
So am I lookin at replacing the stator, or is there something else I should be checking? I'm working on this sled for another guy and don't want to spend money I don't have too.
Thanks guys!
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