Stator question

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Originally Posted by Striper80

I was winterizing my engine and noticed a little black goo had dripped a little onto the timing base. It’s my understanding that this is a failing stator. My engine seems to charge ok and my tach isn’t erratic. I do have an issue where I can’t get above 5100 rpms, not sure if it could be related. The engine is a 98 200 Johnson.

They ALL do it. I had one that was still going 5 years after I had 1st seen it dripping, and it was still going. It only seems to happen to the 35 amp stators, and it's the charging side that leaks out. On the smaller stators they encased them in plastic, and you never had much trouble with them oozing out.