Scott - I believe you are right on. I fired up the tractor on Saturday, just to see how she'd do in 12 degree weather.:biggrin2.gif:, and she turned a little slow, but she caught and ran solid. Then I got my light out and ear muffs on (loud with no mufflers). I could see the oil seeping right at 11:00 as you said. Enough to create a drip down that made it to the base of the engine. I have a bunch of parts coming including a seal and bearing plate gasket, so they'll both get replaced.
Yesterday I spent a few hours in the shop removing the bearing plate and cleaning off the old gasket material. What a pain, having to make sure nothing gets on the crank journal or in the motor. I was hoping I could see a connecting rod, but no luck. Parts should be here today, and I'll try to fire up the camera for MH and post a few pics. Hopefully this will be the end for a while, and not just the beginning of a bigger project!
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