Thanks Guys,
Had a pretty Great day, full of \"Beef\" (not
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Ok so I'am too) but this day \"BEEF\".
So the Wife and I just \"Chilled\" she went out later and mowed the lawn after Dinner, got almost all the way thru and started loosing power then
\"CLANK CLANK CLANK!\" She shut it down I was watching the Tube, she told me I

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I put on my \"NEW COOLING VEST\" Man thats great for me since I can't deal with the Heat. Went out and saw oil every where in the ass end, pulled the dip stick it was half empty.
I couldn't figure out where it was coming from but needed it in the Shed.
I filled it up again with oil and had her start it \"No noises\" but by the time she hit the shed it died again , she started it back up and backed it in just in time for the \"CLANK CLANK\" sound to start up.
So we looked in the Shop area for the oil leak and found it behind the Battery

took it out and then saw where 3 bolts had come loose fron this \"Plate sticking out\" I got out my IPB and it was the \"DAMN SHAFT\"
I said \"SO MUCH FOR THIS (*o^^&*^*%(^^%%$*$## DAY\"
I pulled the nuts off and studs came out too except for one which came out with the \"Threads too\".
Called Dad, He came over we pulled it out and it had no damage as far as we could see. Then I stuck my hand into the block and the Arm was tight and every thing seemed Ok.
We put it back together and tighten it back up and put the stud back in the hole that was bad and got it to hold.
Started it back up and she ran just fine except for a fine oil leak around the shaft (The \"O\" ring is shot\") but all in all no internal damage but fuel pump was having trouble keeping up.
So it was my \"LUCKY DAY\" CJ knows to shut down if ANYTHING sounds funny.
So waiting on new studs,nuts, and \"O\" ring and we'll change out the oil and re-tapp the hole. I'll lock tight the studs into the block and the nuts and put some \"Blue seal \" around the Shaft plate .
That way it should have a \"GOOD SEAL\" and hopefully that'll fix the noise problem and my \"Vaccuum \" leak.
If not I'll be getting me a \"NEW DEERE\" Win Win either way so I was and still is LUCKY CREWDAWG!
Goose