Thanks for the welcome and the reply. So here's the latest. After I posted this I decided to take a break and eat. When I went out an hour ago to push the mower in I decided one last try. It fired right up and moved forward and backward with ease at idle. I made a small pass through the yard, sitting on the rear axle, and backed it in the garage. Ran just fine like last week. What's the deal? I also noticed that when I drained the fluid and had the back cover off the case was lined with what seemed like a thin coat of clearing jelly? Is that from old hydro fluid? Thanks!
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