Need an expert opinion on stator or regulator. By brndnpnt (Read 1,283 times)

[brndnpnt]

Hello, I just made it to 15,000 miles on my tbx-260 xingyue scooter. Today I noticed that my temperature gage was acting irregular when I would give the scooter gas it would go up to the normal area when I would let off the gas it drops below the cold when I am driving at a constant speed it sits ware its syspost to 2nd symptom is that not enough juice was going to my dash after start till I gave it gas. 3rd its holding a fluctuating charge between 12.80, 13.50 not 14`s like it use to.

My guess is voltage regulator what do yall think I dont think its the stator but I could be wrong.

[Cruiser]

Before suspecting the regulator or stator, I would check out the symptoms that you mentioned. It sounds like something is loading down the charging circuit like an intermittent short. I would try isolating things and then check to see if the charging voltage comes up. You might try with the temp gage circuit which is showing strange behavior. Disconnect the temp sensor on the engine to see if the voltage improves. You might be having problems in the dash area since you mentioned that the dash was loosing power. 12.8 to 13.5 volts is plenty of voltage to keep the dash running normally. If there is an intermittent short in the dash area, then you would certainly loose power to the dash. Sounds like a wiring problem because it changes with acceleration and braking. You might have to remove some plastics and start moving wires around by hand to see if you can duplicate the problem.

[cptk]

Grab a multimeter and start checkin stuff out like Cruiser says...Also there is a good post about RR's And stators called the Stator papers jrryan or even Cruiser could direct you in the right direction. Take the plastics off and see what you can find....Hopefully it is an easy fix for you....I spent a long time thinkin it was a problem with rectifier when it was actually stator...So I wish you luck on your vetures....

[Cruiser]

Here's the article that K is talking about:

www.thegsresources.com/garage/gs_statorfacts.htm

I dare all you electro-geeks to read the entire article including the links.

[tvnacman]

check your grounds

[brndnpnt]

thank yall for that I almost forgot I posted this... the wire was very loose on the sensor.