did I break my friend's lawn mower ?

fredinstl · 2008-09-01T20:17:55+00:00

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