Got it figured out. Main ground. It was taped up with black tape and I thought it was done to make a red cable black for ground. Turns out it was spliced and not making good connection at the splice. Put on new ground cable and runs like a new mower.
Slomo,
I am getting 2.5v on the starter housing itself using my multimeter. Neg on battery neg post and touching pos prong of multimeter to starter housing. Starter housing should be grounded to frame through mounting bolts and have no voltage on it.
Hi all! Looking for some help on a John Deere LT166.
My neighbor gave me the mower with a blown B&S 16hp v-twin. I purchased a good used 24hp B&S v-twin Intek to replace it. Got it bolted up and all of the wires connected and started the mower. It ran great with now issues. While mowing, I did...