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Old 04-22-2018, 04:56 PM
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The title says it all - oil level 1/4" over F mark - okay to run? Thank you in advance!
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The title says it all - oil level 1/4" over F mark - okay to run? Thank you in advance!
Is overfull because it was overfilled or did the float stick and contaminate the oil with fuel?
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Is overfull because it was overfilled or did the float stick and contaminate the oil with fuel?
What he said!
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John & TNTs,

I overfilled it. Sorry for sounding so anal about a 1/4" overfill, but still learning my way around this tractor & really really like it. Cuts better than my previous tractor (JD 160) and don't want to inadvertently screw it up. When I eventually found the oil plug to drain for oil changes, realized at my unlimber age it ain't no easy job to get at the plug to drain off a couple of ounces. Thus my Q. Thanks again for your interest!
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John & TNTs,

I overfilled it. Sorry for sounding so anal about a 1/4" overfill, but still learning my way around this tractor & really really like it. Cuts better than my previous tractor (JD 160) and don't want to inadvertently screw it up. When I eventually found the oil plug to drain for oil changes, realized at my unlimber age it ain't no easy job to get at the plug to drain off a couple of ounces. Thus my Q. Thanks again for your interest!
It wasn't the extra 1/4" of oil they were concerned about. The issue was if there was a gasoline leak in the carb that raised the oil level.

That would decrease the lubricity of the oil and could have caused engine failure.

THAT was the concern.
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It wasn't the extra 1/4" of oil they were concerned about. The issue was if there was a gasoline leak in the carb that raised the oil level.

That would decrease the lubricity of the oil and could have caused engine failure.

THAT was the concern.
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A guy down the rode killed his 2 year old Deere new repower engine because of fuel in the oil. That wasn't a cheap mistake.

A slight overfill shouldn't hurt anything normally.
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