Can't say I know why it does or why it's important, but the old one I took off was square and the new one was round. Made finding it a bit difficult when the wires coming out of it were covered in dust so I couldn't see the colors, and I was expecting to find exactly what was in the parts bag....
After a call back to the dealer to ask where the heck it was, the service guy said it could be either square or round, close to the engine, etc. etc. etc..... I went to the house, got my headlight, and took a closer look. That's when I noticed the colors of the dirty wires. It was near the starter, with one wire attatched to the battery cable lug on the starter itself.
I've been fairly surprised with the overall decent prices on parts for it so far. A new set of blades was around $70 for 3 blades on the 60" deck, and the wheels on the same deck didn't seem too bad either.
Hopefully this one lasts just as long as the first mysterious black box.
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