Originally Posted by datlas

Non-cycling content question:

My lawn tractor motor is on its way out, I fear. It's 18 years old and I have done so-so maintenance (change oil every 2 years not every year), the last few times I have used it, it sounds lounder/scraping type engine noise and it's burning oil about 1/2 quart per hour of use, with some blue smoke coming out, and a modest but notable decrease in power.

I really don't want to sink much $$ into the thing as it's been quite reliable and 18 years old, but I am wondering if I can get another season out of it if I put some type of additive in, like Seafoam to clean up whatever is gunked up in there. I figure I have little to lose if it's about to die anyway.

Thoughts??