machineryman

[machineryman]

A lady at my Church asked me to look at her John Deere zero turn mower. It is a 757 and I have similar mower with 25 h.P. Kawasaki. Her's is a 23 but engine looks like same basic configuration. The engine was low on oil and looked like a leak from the front of then engine. It is a 2004 mower.
I first thought the drain cock was leaking but now I believe it is something else. Does anyone know if these engines have something that developes such a leak, maybe it's coming from under the front cover of engine.

 

[Rivets]

I suspect valve cover gasket is the cause. Clean and dry the unit. Old trick I've learned is to spray the areas I suspect with baby powder, let stand watch for an oil flow pattern. It will lead you back to the cause.

 

[machineryman]

A lady at my Church asked me to look at her John Deere zero turn mower. It is a 757 and I have similar mower with 25 h.P. Kawasaki. Her's is a 23 but engine looks like same basic configuration. The engine was low on oil and looked like a leak from the front of then engine. It is a 2004 mower.
I first thought the drain cock was leaking but now I believe it is something else. Does anyone know if these engines have something that developes such a leak, maybe it's coming from under the front cover of engine.

Come to find out it was the main seal in the rear of the engine.....