A very common problem. Most likely base oil ran out through the crank base
vent. If you can get it started, that's good. Top up the engine oil, start
it and let it run until the oil is burned off. Smoke should stop then. It
may require cleaning the plug a number of times. next time don't hoist it up
as high. lol
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I was given an old Craftsman riding mover. It needed new blades and not
knowing how to take the deck off I jacked up the front end as high as I
could. It sat overnight. The next morning I started it up and it started to
smoke a little(white smoke from the muffler) as soon as I put it in drive
it started smoking like it was on fire. I checked the plug, it was
completely fouled up, I checked the air filter compartment and there was a
fair amount of oil at the bottom. I changed both of them and started it
again, still smoked heavily. Turned it off and had to clean the plug to get
it to start again. I let it idle for over an hour, then put it on full
throtle - still smoked. Did I screw up the engine? I was thinking of
trying a engine addative and see if that thickens up the oil incase I
busted a seal. I could really use some help here. Its really not worth
taking to a mechanic for any type of major engine work.
Thanks
John