thank's Norm,it's the wire's to and from the key switch that are melted,maybe they aren't that important,i had it running albeit screaming its guts out had to smother it to kill it,pull start is missing completely,don't know about stator yet,Gadge thank you i'm on it. aussietrev i may take you up on it once i work out what's what...today i threw some paint i had at it and it smartened it up like a diamond in a goats arse, will post some pics soon
