Recent content by sano888

Well, as of yet, I have not had to recharge the battery. Last summer I couldn't go 2 weeks without the battery dying. Having said that, this weekend the mower probably won't start. We shall see. Thanks again for the help.

Agree. Making progress. At least now I know what's where and can assume that parts are in proper working condition. Glad I got it cleaned out under the flywheel if nothing else. Will start the testing process over at some point. For now, I'll keep charging the battery after each use. Will...

So I put the fuse in. Started right up. Put the shroud back on, fuse blows. Take the shroud off, change fuse, starts right up. Though maybe one of the bolts was grounding it out or something. Lay the shroud on while running, fuse blows. Figured out that where the carb is connecting to the...

Have no idea what 12/15 half wave amp means. Did try a 15A and it blew right away.

I appreciate people like you taking time to help out. I like learning about how things work. Just don't know enough to know how to troubleshoot nor have enough time under the hood, so to speak, to think to check oddball stuff like broken terminals. Appreciate guys-in-the-know being patient as...

I probably should have started there and checked to see if that was the only issue. As I said, easy for me to get in over my head. I like wrenching though and I know enough to get me in trouble. Any thoughts on the fuse? A point in a direction might help me in my research.

Bought a straight from China stator/rectifier/spark plug kit. Also bought a Kohler harness. Stator and flywheel were packed full of debris. Numbers seemed to be good after replacing everything. Won't believe it until the battery stays charged. However, after starting it a number of times...

This might be why I couldn't get any readings on my multimeter.

Thank you.

I'll give it a try in the key on position. If I have to start running wires, I'll have to rethink some things. The rectifier is terminal side down and the plug wire is very short. Hard to work in that space. Nice of the engineers to do it that way. Probably get back to it next weekend...

OK. Hooked everything back up. Placed red probe on center terminal (B+?) of the rectifier. Black probe on housing of rectifier. No voltage reading. Also tried red on terminal, black on N post of the battery. No reading. Red on P post, black on housing gives battery voltage, 12.7ish...

Part of me is tempted to just replace the wiring harness altogether. But I've learned that it's easy for me to get in over my head on things. Step at a time.

This is where I started my testing but couldn't get any readings off of it which led me to believe there is an open positive. I realized last night in bed that after I unscrewed it from its bracket so I could see it better, it probably was not grounded anymore. Also was reminded that I'm an...

Have a Kohler SV710-3036 on a Cub Cadet Z-Force 46 (2011ish?). Battery will not recharge. Went to YouTube University. I think I have an Open Positive. I don't know what that means. Will someone who knows more than I do please educate me on this? Let me ask some questions? Thanks.

So I installed a kill switch and it works like it should. Might not be the prettiest set up but it does the trick. Thank you so much for helping me out. Something neat about this project. My wife and I are foster parents. We just had a 16 year old move in with us recently. He is interested...