[enbruchman]

Well Houtz doesnt take walk ins I guess, I drove out there after a sales call in Rockford and it surely didnt look like they were a business.
Next day found a Cub Cadet Dealer in Princeton...Diller Rod they had a switch..exactly the one I needed. Put it in over the weekend...now the circuit from the B+ on the regulator/rectifier measured .3 Ohms to B+ on the battery, so the switch circuit is repaired and working as expected but still no voltage from the middle leg of the rectifier. Verify 28 Volts AC from Stator at 3600 RPM, Verify ground from engine case to frame...wait its rusty..hmm. So I clean up ground wire and add a wire direct from the mounting bolt of the rectifier to the frame and presto..14.2 volts dc at the battery...there is a slight voltage drop from the rectifier to the battery which I attribute to 40 year old wiring. So the issue was multiple problems, bad regulator/rectifier and bad engine to frame ground.

Now on to my very jerky hydro. It almost throws me onto the hood when I move the lever to the center, if I have good traction I can do wheelies..

Thanks for the help on this one....