Motorcycle Repair: Stator Coil and oil pressure, stator coil, yellow wires

Question
Mark:

I have a 1982 GL1100 Gold Wing. I am going to have to change the stator coil. The current coil has been hard wired at the connectors. I intend on installing a connector repair kit. My question is, do I need to mark the yellow wires to insure I connect them back exactly as they are, or does it matter?

Secondly, I have spoken to you before about my oil pressure light staying on. I can see oil flowing in the sight glass and when I took off a valve cover, and with the engine running, I could see a little oil seeping from the ends of the rod, which the rocker arms are attached to. I have changed the oil sending unit and checked for shorts in the wiring. Everything checks out OK. Since I have to take the engine off the frame to change the stator, I plan on checking both the pressure oil pump and the clutch oil pump. I'm going to be looking for broken parts and I will check the tolerances in the impellers. Can you thing of anything else I need to do, may have missed or anything else to help solve this problem?

Tom

Answer
Hi Tom,

Q:  I have a 1982 GL1100 Gold Wing. I am going to have to change the stator coil. The current coil has been hard wired at the connectors. I intend on installing a connector repair kit. My question is, do I need to mark the yellow wires to insure I connect them back exactly as they are, or does it matter?

A:  Yellow wires don't matter. They all have similar output. Hard wiring is a means of limiting resisitance and the resulting melted multi-connector at this union of wires. If the altenator output checks within specs, enjoy it. If you have to replace the altenator windings, check into "www.electrexusa.com" They produce high quality components for motorcycles.


Q:  Secondly, I have spoken to you before about my oil pressure light staying on. I can see oil flowing in the sight glass and when I took off a valve cover, and with the engine running, I could see a little oil seeping from the ends of the rod, which the rocker arms are attached to.

A:  Check the oil flow chart in the Service Manual. I believe what you've described is part of the lubrication chain for rocker arms and cams.

Check for oil sludge on the oil light sensor.

Follow testing procedures for measuring oil pump clearances, etc..

Please keep me posted on your progress. Use my email if you like: mshively1@woh.rr.com

Respectfully,
Mark Shively