Well, this is my long,sad,sordid tale of woe, probably bring a tear to a pawn broker's eye.
Pulled the sump(oil pan) off the engine. What a mess, where # 9 bolt hole is sump is split. Exhaust push rod is in many pieces, several teeth off the camshaft & crankshaft gears, end of the camshaft gear, where the oil "piece" goes in is split/broken. Part of the sump where the oil pump is, is broken off.
"Apparently" the last time I started the engine and ran the tractor, it slipped time, big time.
Am I missing something??