Got another one sorry guys but electricity is no my calling. Working on a Craftsman 917.271024 with a Kohler CV15S spec 41567. Worked on it a few weeks back problem was no spark found problem needed a coil. Well its back again...same thing no spark. What I found was a melted spot on the shrink tube coming from the stator (with stator brake IAW wiring diagram.) This stator has 2 leads a black and green. At the hot spot a yellow wire has been crimped into the black wire and it looks like a diode had been added inline the black wire. The green wire is attached to nothing. My questions are.
1. Is that a burnt diode and if so does Kohler have a replacement. I cant find one using the IPL>
2. Assuming its a diode if burnt would it of caused the no spark?
3. More cost effecient to replace the stator vice trying to repair.
Thanks in advance.