Did you ever get this problem fixed Bob? I'm having the same issue on my LB2204 now that I'm breaking the rebuilt engine in. After about an hour of running it up and down the hill in my back yard, it started puking oil out the shifter. It would be nice to know where to look.
hydraulic fluid on shifter cover
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Figured mine out. The vent tube was plugged up from mud dauber wasps. You can see in this photo, it's a little 1/8" NPT pipe with an S shape bend in it. This unscrews by hand. Apparently this is a common issue on these and after just a few minutes I was back in business after running a piece of wire through and then blowing it out. No more leaking shifter boot after that.
