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Long story kind of short, came home and found the father in law halfway down the driveway with the dgt6000 dead. I said hey whats going on, he said it started fine, ran good then just died and wouldnt start. I tried starting to see what happened, and it was just a loud "ka-chunk" sound and not turning. Oh crap I thought, seemed way too much like what was a stuck valve on the 10hp tecumseh I have. So I check the oil, find it to be almost dry. At this point I am panicking in my mind. Thinking thats it, i seized the engine or cracked the block. Bear in mind I dont have a lot of experience with engines, trying to pick this up as I go along.
So I put in a quart of 5w-30, try to start it and it is almost dead, so I jump it with my way too small jumper cables to my car. After a few repeats of the same result, I started to think I was done and screwed. I figured I would try it a few more times, because I couldnt think of anything else. I am watching the fly wheel closely now, and noticed it was turning about a 1/4 of an inch or so each attempt, so it wasnt seized. The thought had gone through my mind that it probably had a low oil shut off, but couldnt be sure. So at this point I am guessing that I just need to it do enough turns to draw in some oil. Just as it finally starts to break free and I get a half turn on the flywheel, I notice my too small jumper cables are smoking and melting. Its taking a lot of amperage to move this thing between the cold (-10) and low oil. So after a run to the auto store to get some 6 gauge jumpers, the Craftsman started without missing a beat! Lots of lessons learned.
I changed the oil to the "winter oil" about a month and a half ago, hadnt even thought to check it recently. I had noticed a good amount of white smoke on startup, but doesnt seem to be much if any running.
So I put in a quart of 5w-30, try to start it and it is almost dead, so I jump it with my way too small jumper cables to my car. After a few repeats of the same result, I started to think I was done and screwed. I figured I would try it a few more times, because I couldnt think of anything else. I am watching the fly wheel closely now, and noticed it was turning about a 1/4 of an inch or so each attempt, so it wasnt seized. The thought had gone through my mind that it probably had a low oil shut off, but couldnt be sure. So at this point I am guessing that I just need to it do enough turns to draw in some oil. Just as it finally starts to break free and I get a half turn on the flywheel, I notice my too small jumper cables are smoking and melting. Its taking a lot of amperage to move this thing between the cold (-10) and low oil. So after a run to the auto store to get some 6 gauge jumpers, the Craftsman started without missing a beat! Lots of lessons learned.
I changed the oil to the "winter oil" about a month and a half ago, hadnt even thought to check it recently. I had noticed a good amount of white smoke on startup, but doesnt seem to be much if any running.
