The only part of the stator that actually interfaces directly with the ignition system is the pickup coil - that little black box with the blue and yellow wire coming out of it.
If you measure resitance between that wire, and the frame that the pickup coil bolts to, you should see something like 125-160 ohms. It should be able to make an LED test light flash as you spin the engine over.
The "magneto" is not the stator. That's the flywheel, which has magnets built into it, thus the name "Magneto". I've seen two fail. Ever. None of them on Kymco.
Anyway, I concur with the others here... if you end up doing the job yourself, there's plenty of help around. Keep us posted!
~Josh
