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Originally Posted by red56turbo
Ryan,
There's no way that thing could burn that much oil in 5 hours of use unless it was smokin' like a freight train. Gotta be leaking somewhere. Can you look under the hood and see oil anywhere or look underneath? Sometimes the breather can build up pressure if it's not working and blow out the seals. It's also a good idea to use sealer when the seals are replaced or some guys stake the seals since they sometimes spin in the bore on the crankcase. The rear seal (front, pto side in a cub) can be replaced while in the tractor. The front seal (rear, driveshaft in a cub) warrants yanking the engine. Check the oil filter remote lines and the oil filter. The oil sender unit is another spot to check. Good luck and keep us posted on what u find.  |
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Originally Posted by J-Mech
I agree with everything said.
Just a technicality though..... The "rear" of a motor is always the flywheel end. So, the front is the PTO end, and the rear is the flywheel end, just as it is in the machine. The only ones that are different are the Kubota's. They are in backwards. Flywheel on them is the PTO end.
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Good things to check guys, thanks! After I ran her for about half an hour (after topping off with oil, of course) I pulled back into the garage and started looking around. I looked through the front grill with the tractor still running and saw oil "bubbling" out of the driverside left head
I turned it off and pulled the shrouds off the engine and found what's in the pics below. Just out of curiosity, I put a wrench to the bolt covered in oil and it was loose. Ugh! So I got my torque wrench out and put 20lbs (per Kohler service manual) on the bolt and checked the others. 2 others were "loose", though not AS loose. I put the covers back on and started it up again. I watched the head again for a couple minutes and I didn't see anything oozing out. So, for now, I hope to be alright. I'm definitely going to keep an eye on this and as soon as winter is over, I'm going to do the right thing and pull the head and replace the gasket, probably on both sides; since I'm doing one, might as well do both but right now, I can't afford to have this down. I'll keep a close eye this thing and keep you guys posted. Any thoughts, guys?
