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Illustrates why in most of the "won't start" threads I or others will respond by suggesting that the cables and battery condition be checked first, the free stuff.
as above; the owner didn't go into the shop and say "I think I have a problem" he went in and said " I need a new stator and regulator"...based possibly on something he read on the internets, without fully understanding the electrical system.
Because of that statement, he is more than partly at fault.
Following on the problems in the cable ranging from high resistance to possible open to "normal" behavior, cased further failures.
Growing up poor then being trained as an electrical mechanical technician I learned to always start at the beginning and most basic inexpensive areas first. Does it have power? Ground connection good? Power lines good? Fuel? Fuel turned on? etc.
Yep, common sense trouble shooting. Unfortunately it is not very common anymore.
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