Recent content by JD110fan

The head gasket is bad! Thanks for the advice, Scrubcadet10! I had no idea a head gasket could cause such an issue.

Oh, yes it is bluish oil smoke.

thank you very much, Scrubcadet10! I have indeed seen wisps of smoke when taking the dipstick out after it is warm. Thanks for your response, I will be looking into it today!

I have a mid-90's Craftsman LT1000 with a Briggs 15.5hp I/C Platinum OHV engine that is smoking really bad going up hills. This seemed really odd to me since the combustion chamber is on the front of the tractor so it would seem like the oil would drain backwards and not cause a problem. The...