coldstream
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I'm glad to see this post as I also own an LT1045 (purchased in spring '08 at the local Cub dealer) and am curious to know others experience with it. I put about 50 hrs/year on mine, it's got around 110hrs now. Had a chronic problem early on with the valve cover gasket leaking. It would leak between uses and drip down on the flat upper surface of the muffler. It layed quite a smoke screen upon next start up. Dealer changed the gasket twice which didn't work and finally replaced both the valve cover and the gasket which seems to have solved the problem. It had a warped valve cover. Other than that it's been a great mower and does all I ask of it.