I was reading around the internet and i read that it can be done with a harmonic balancer puller tool?If so i can rent one of those at autozone.

-does anybody have any insight on removing the stator? i'm probably going to try getting to it tomorrow evening.

A harmonic balancer puller will do it, but you may have to buy some bolts to do it. Most auto balancers use a course thread for the puller bolt holes, and IIRC the MERCS bolts are fine thread. Once the flywheel is off there isn't much left to do, 4 bolts and a few wires and it's off.

thanks for that very needed information lol i probably would have messed the threads up.

I have a flywheel removal tool. I'll be going through RI on Tuesday if you want to borrow it for a few hours :) I'll bring a couple of stators too. It's EZ to swap them out.

bigshrimpin your the man! i just sent you a PM

bigshrimpin you are the man

just to let every1 know that doesn't know on this site, Tim (bigshrimpin) really is the man. we met up and he helped me out tremendously today. and he wouldn't take anything for it! he's a really good guy and he knows his mercs.

Let the truth be told . . . I show'd up at Steve's place with a bad stator (not on purpose) and he got to work with the manual . . . .while I stripped a v20 bare in CT (that belongs in the dump) . . . When I made it back though RI . . . Steve was nearly bald from pulling out his hair.
Steve - when you get a new stator . . . This is what you can look forward too . . .
Holeshot . . .

http://www.wellcraftv20.com/gallery/...309_Medium.jpg

Cruise . . .

http://www.wellcraftv20.com/gallery/...023_Medium.jpg

Work before the fun began . . .

http://www.wellcraftv20.com/gallery/...2/DSCN6619.jpg

i absolutely can't wait, hopefully that part comes in on friday. saturday and sunday are suppose to be in the 90's!

ok i got my stator in and i installed it. both sides are sparking like sons of bit ches but now im getting no fuel to the carbs!

i unscrewed the part at the end of the gas line that goes into the engine .it had alot of pressurized gas squirt and drain out as i loosened it the metal screen filter looked clean. so gas is getting to the engine atleast... what can be holding it back getting to the carbs??

I dont understand the boat would run on 3 cylinder's fine, gas wasn't a problem.

please help!