10 hp Charging system

mark123

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I bought an old Go Kart for the kids with an electric start 10 hp Tecumseh. Previous owner removed some of the electrical parts (no idea why). The electric starter works fine when connected with booster cable to starter battery post, I was just going to use an old Ford starter solenoid for that. There are 2 wires coming out from flywheel cover one red and one green. At idle the red puts out 14 volts AC and 0.6 volts DC, I assume I need a diode or rectifier, I have a diode from a from Honda GX 270, would it work? Was the original diode under the flywheel shroud or was it external. Is green is for killing the engine (grounding out coil)? Thanks
 
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