Hey, fellow Cubie's,
Never had this happen before! After I was done mowing Saturday and shut tractor off, it still was trying to turn over. My grandson said, hey look, it's smoking. I just said it probably is just dust. But then it started smoking worse. I took closer look, and it was by Regulater up front. I kept tuning key on-off, but did not matter. Finally got out wrench and disconnected negative lead on battery. Battery was sparking on Neg terminal as I was doing this. After finally getting it disconnected, I checked ignition switch and starter push button with Ohm meter. Both appear to check OK. Took voltage regulator in to get tested, and it was fried.The place I took regulator to replaced it with no questions asked! What I don't know is if the regulator was the cause, or if it was a casualty of somethig else. I do know, that half of my wire harness has to be replaced. Does anyone have suggestions on what else to check? Could my starter generator have anything to do with it?
Thanks ahead of time for any suggestions.
Martin (wappler-the-cub-man)