My lawn mower is in servicing, so I borrowed my friend's and use it for 90 minutes or so.
I then put it back into my trunk, except that it could only fit when tilted (with the spark plugs down, the handle up, outside of the truck). It stays in my trunk for 2 hours, before driving the 5 minutes to bring it back. in retrospect, that wasn't very smart....
when my friend started it the next day, it did a huge cloud of white smoke. He called me to ask me what was going. I told him, " well, not sure. it was working. Maybe oil got in the engine. just run it, the extra oil should burn and it should be fine".
he did that for a little bit, still a lot of smoke. then he thought maybe oil is missing. He refilled. and tried again, but couldn't start the engine anymore.
I went back to his home to see if I could help. The oil was very overfilled by maybe 1 quart (maybe 3 inches on the level). we tipped it to empty the extra oil, but still couldn't start the engine.
it is totally engine. I tried to turn the blade manually. the blade turns but the engine seems to be stuck..
it is a Toro, self-propelled, if that makes a difference. don't remember the engine's brand.
Any advice ? do you think it's fixable ? thanks in advance.
Fred