Do you think my stator had gone bad?

My stator is putting out volts when running but when it's off it's grounding itself is this normal or is this bad

If its putting out volts when running- it should be good- reason it might not show volts when off is because of the diode .
Diode is a 'one way' electrical switch - which is good- the electric flows out to charge the battery, but when off doesnt suck the battery electric dead. Explains why some of my batteries wont keep a charge - i bot a few diodes to replace em- but havent gotten around to it yet.

yah torque is doing the same thing, when shes running theres courant going to the battery but it never seems to charge and i know for sure the battery is good. Were is the diode on a craftsman and what does it look like(as you can tell i suck with electrics)?

Would it be ok to install a switch to turn it off when the engine is off

you could just disconnect the battery after you finished with it, a switch would work but you have the risk of ruining a perfect system

Diode in the system is right before where the harness plugs into the stator plug - on the stator side- its in that wiring diagram i posted in the motor section of the forum.


The battery shouldnt drain when it sits - i just unhook the positive side of the battery when i park em.

My new egine I got only had one wire coming off the stator and I had hooked it up to the battery and when I turned the motor off it shorted out my solinoid and there is no plug to unplug

You hooked it to the wire comming off the starter side - right? Thered be 2 wires- one on the carb side and one on the starter side - the carb side is a magneto ground to kill the motor.

The wire comming off the stator should go directly to the battery- not the solenoid- somethings not wired right.

I know my battery doesn't run dead or the stator grounds it self cause the wires for the stator are controlled in my ignition system.

THere on the same side but I know I have the right one