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It appears the coating was stripped off the wire behind the starter and grounded the wire. It lit up very impressively! I thought the engine was on fire for a moment.

Got it figured out and fixed. Once I took the starter off I found the wire that was burned behind it. Running like a champ again. Thanks!

Here is where the burned wire connects. It is yellow

Here it is

I have a John Deere 160 with Kawasaki FB460V engine. The yellow wire coming from the starter solenoid melted down and I can’t figure out what it connects to. Can anybody tell me? Thanks for any help. Steve

Replaced the voltage regulator yesterday finally and am gettingf 14 volts at the battery while running so I think that is fixed. However, when I attach the charger to the battery it still won't charge. Charger jumps back and forth between red and green constantly like there is a short...

I looked at the shroud. Looks very complicated to remove. I actually had a mouse make a nest under the shroud. I tried to pull out as much as I could. For awhile everytime I got done mowing smoke was pouring out like there was a fire. I think I got it all out now.

I never have pulled the metal engine shroud.

Is this the voltage regulator? It feels like it is just a hunk of metal. How can that go bad?

Are you saying check the dc volts at the purple wire when the engine is not running, and the key switch is in the on position?

33.5 on the white wires

I don't know where to find the stator or the regulator. Is the regulator a silver cylinder on the left side of the engine that the positive battery cable attaches too?

Voltage regulator bad possibly?

Did not leave the key on. I did jump it and it ran fine but did not charge the battery.

2005 Dixie Chopper Silver Eagle with Koehler motor. I bought a brand new battery and started right up and mowed. Next time I ran it battery was dead. I hooked the battery to a charger and the charger clicks on and off like there is a short. Any ideas what the problem is?