08 Venture MP bad stator or bad rectifier/regulator

[maim]

i never had to use the bleeder screw when i did mine or when it formed an ice dam on the tunnel cooler and it boiled over. i did top it off 2 times after i ran it on the trail and i was carrying coolant with me to do it on the trail as needed.

 

[YamahaHoss]

i've also just been reading on how a regulator/rectifier with some blown diodes could also result in less DC power being produced. I've followed some test instructions for the diodes, and from one lead i read 445, 445, 445 and from the other lead I read 103, 103, 101 (i forget which reading was from the positive lead and which was from the negative lead of the rectifier). I don't know if that is bad or if all 6 readings should be in the 445'ish range. I have to read up on that a bit more to make sure i'm interpreting things correctly.

On the side, i'm starting to look in to what kind of cost and effort it would be for me to replace the stator... first time for everthing

Darren--where do you find the Ohm specs for an 06 RS Venture? WHat are yours for the 08 Venture you have? Also how can I find if the 06 I have has had the Ground Block update done to it? Also--since it sounds I have the same problems possibly--can you help me with a few things like what settings on the Multimeter for which test and how to do--struggling to find step by step how to do..