I went to the dealer today and looked at this first hand.
The only signs of heat are at the bullet connectors on the yellow wires running to the regulators (please see picture below)
One has melted the clear insulator.
The wires look perfect: not brittle, discolored, etc... (they look...
Had a mechanical survey done today on a 1998 Mariner 200 EFI that I am looking to buy.
Everything checked out great with the exception of the following:
- Wires connecting stator and voltage regulators show signs of heat
** DEALER RECOM. REPLACING THE STATOR AND BOTH REGULATORS
- The end...