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OK, I finally had some time to start pulling all the bits off the top end to see what I can see. And what I see ain't good at all . Went so far as to remove the rocker covers and pulling the plugs. First thing that ain't right is, the rockers don't move at all on either cylinder. Second thing...

Bet the oil looked like a chocolate shake. lol

Lawd, I hope so.

Slomo. Thanks for the FYI. Good advice. I have experience with old motorcycle carbs where the mating flange warped over time allowing air to get sucked in. So the SOP is to tape some good wet or dry sandpaper onto plate glass or better yet, a machine shop surface plate and lap them in. Since my...

I have a gasket set on order and should be here in a couple of days. If I get home in time tonight, I'll start top end disassembly. Blown head gaskets should be readily apparent. I'll report back with my findings.

Slomo, You are totally correct. And I admit, I got lazy. Now I'm paying the price. Same with walking the yard. No log chains in mine, but one sliver of firewood hiding in the weeds was enough to take out a deck spindle bearing when it locked up the blades. And I hope you're correct about the...

Rivets, thanks for your help. If you know where there is a downloadable PDF version of the manual, that would be a real time saver. How about a parts book or at least diagrams ? Also, would there be a gasket set available ? I looked on evilbay, but not sure which set would be applicable. I...

OK Mr. Rivets I did the dipstick trick, and as you predicted.....it bounced around as the motor was spinning. So, that would indicate that the crankcase is being pressurized by at least one piston. I hope both. Also, the motor spins freely with no knocking. You asked for the motor ID numbers...

It's that "squeaking" sound I hear when spinning it over. That's characteristic of a bad head gasket, at least in my experience anyway. I will investigate a bit further tonight.

That's what I'm afraid of. But we'll see what we can see....

Hi Rivets, Thanks for the reply. I posted this while at work, so was writing from memory. Will try your suggestion with the dipstick when I get home tonight as well as jot down pertinent motor numbers. I'm self a self employed machinist with wrenching on vintage British motorcycles as one of my...

I have a Craftsman 42" lawn tractor with what I believe is a 24HP B&S 441777 motor in it. Was running it last night, when motor started making weird "squeaking" sounds and losing power. Unfortunately, and I'm ashamed to say... I left it run low on oil causing Lord knows what catastrophes ...