KEN W. - Sorry to hear about Your Cub problems but You DID make Me feel better.....I bought a CC 70 ignition switch the other day and thought I got RIPPED.....$24 & Change, but at least it included a new key!
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I think Roland has You headed in the right direction. I also bought a new wire harness for the 70 since DAD had done some home-brewed modifications to the factory harness over the last 42 yrs. My 72 used to destroy a V/R about every two years until I moved it back under the seat like a Wide Frame tractor. It isn't exposed to the heat & vibration like it is mounted over the top front of the engine. I did that modification in about 1993 and haven't had a problem since. Just ANY old Delco or NAPA V/R will NOT work on these tractors with the starter/generator.
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I think Roland has You headed in the right direction. I also bought a new wire harness for the 70 since DAD had done some home-brewed modifications to the factory harness over the last 42 yrs. My 72 used to destroy a V/R about every two years until I moved it back under the seat like a Wide Frame tractor. It isn't exposed to the heat & vibration like it is mounted over the top front of the engine. I did that modification in about 1993 and haven't had a problem since. Just ANY old Delco or NAPA V/R will NOT work on these tractors with the starter/generator.