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Is anyone on here familiar with the small diesel engines ( 28hp) on the small/mid size lawn/garden tractors? I have a '95 Ford 1715 diesel that I might have burned a valve or a hole into a piston. I blew a small water supply hose and ran the tractor for maybe 3-4 min to get it into my barn, I fixed the hose and the tractor still runs fine but now I have some serious blow-by from the valve cover breather tube. I pulled the valve cover to see if I could tell which cylinder was causing the issue but it looks clean and new in there. I''m not sure how to proceed other than doing a compression test and I dont have the tools to do that. The engine is low hours so I would rather not rebuild it which is what most "shops" sound like they would want to do. I'm hoping to hire someone with the knowledge and tools to help me figure it out and repair it..............but I really don't see anyone online advertising to do that work. Do any of you guys know of someone that can help? Thanks.