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[simplewrench]

Just started mowing after work, I was going around my brother’s tractor and bumped into the tire. Immediately my 916 with the 18hp vanguard transplant started to smoke. I shut it down opened the hood and the crank seal was lying there in front of the engine. Never had that happen before. I will admit I did overfill the engine with oil when I changed it a few weeks ago, but still, sheesh. 

[Bill725]

Perform a compression test and check for a head gasket leak. When Commands have a head gasket leak they are known to push the crank seal out.

[simplewrench]

I can check that out but I’m guessing that the overfill was the majority of the problem.