Cub Cadet LT1042 Service

[HarleyDog]

(05-10-2017, 10:31 PM)jfkbengals Wrote:   The oil dipstick is very inaccurate, so it is easy to overfill and have oil get into the combustion chamber and smoke and stall.  Try keeping the oil level close to the FILL mark if you can, and the smoking should cease.

You are correct. When filling with new oil, I did accidentally overfill. However, I drained it before starting it. The smoke I referred to came from the drive belt.