Thanks again Ed. The manual states that a special puller is required to yank the stator. And although I am not mechanically inept, I am intimidated by tales of specialty tools and such. Once I get in there I'm sure I'll figure it out. That stator from Pinwall is from Freedom's bike (I can tell by the year and mileage). Kinda interesting. I recently ordered the r/r from his bike so now I guess I'll own more than one piece from his wreck.
There's a couple more tests I can run before determining the stator is undeniably the culprit. The Haynes manual says to check resistance between the leads coming from the alternator (should be small resistance, no specifications given). The resistance should be equal or close to one another across the 3 wires. Another test is from the each of the 3 leads to ground. There should be no continuity from any of the leads to ground.
This I will do tomorrow and should determine definitively whether or not I need to replace the stator. Sometimes I think the Ghost of Lucas is a real entity and not just a lighthearted joke amongst British steel owners.
