You can check out this
video tutorial on by-passing the stator connector. This connector has a history of being a sore spot. It gets hot, and melts, or it corroded enough to not pass electricity properly. Either way, the connection here needs to be removed, and soldered.
Disconnect the stator connector, in front of the battery. There are 3 yellow wires in it. With an ohm-meter, check each of the three wires to
each other for continuity. There should be continuity between each of them.
Then, check for continuity from each one of the yellow wires and ground(engine casing, or battery). There should be
NONE. If there is, the stator is shorted.
Changing the stator itself really isn't that hard to do(you do have to pull the engine)...the real trick is paying attention to EVERYTHING you take off, and making sure it all gets put back in. See my thread on
"GL1100 Stator Swap" for what can happen if you don't pay attention, or get in a hurry... :rant:
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