"pbarts" wrote in message
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My one year old Craftsman mower was overfilled with oil (unbeknowst to me)
a few days ago, was started, but never got as far as cutting any grass
(lazy son, not the mower). I went out to cut the grass this afternoon and
had trouble starting it. I checked the gas then checked the oil and found
that the oil level went a couple inches up the dipstick where full is
about 1/3 inch. Apparently there was so much in it, it was spraying out
of the air filter. I drained a bunch out of it and let it set for awhile.
I tried it again, and it started momentarily, belching out a huge cloud
of white smoke. Tried one more time getting a smaller cloud of smoke
before it died.

What is my best option at this point? Does it need to be stripped down or
can I salvage it some other way? Any suggestions or recommendations would
be very appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Paul B.
Texas

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Unless you know otherwise, you should consider that the crankcase oil might
have gotten gasoline in it. That happens fairly easily on some small motors
and requires the oil to be changed. Try to keep excess oil blown out the
spark plug hole or it could cause the piston to hydraulically lock and
damage the engine.

Don Young