Pete C. wrote:
... you can put gas engines on
their side, if you couldn't we wouldn't have chain saws and weed
wackers. ...

'Cause they're 2 cycle engines. You turn a 4 cycle (i.e., one with oil
in the crankcase) on its side and the oil will run through the PCV valve
into the carburetor. BTDT, more than once.

Bob