[FrankF3]

BUT WAIT THERE"S MORE! I got yet another call last night about the 1862 with yet another problem. This time, (mind you I yet to dig into the ignition coil) there's an oil leak. This engine has developed multiple oil leaks in the past, once the crank seal behind the PTO, put in a new seal with form-a-gasket #2 to hold the seal n place. Another time by the adapter plate used to attach the remote oil filter - the screws for the plate loosened and the gasket underneath blew out. Replaced the gasket and torqued it all down to specs. I replaced the PCV?breather because that was supposed to be problematic and there was a new design. So, without getting to eyeball it yet, there must have been something else that let go causing engine oil to foul the mule drive belt and pulley. The belt is so oily that if you touch it you fingers look like they have tar on them. If you hold the mule belt from moving, you can turn the blades on the deck and the main drive pulley just spins with the belt wrapped around it with a properly adjusted mule drive tensioner.