On Mar 2, 9:14*am, Phisherman wrote:
On 02 Mar 2009 01:05:42 GMT,





(pbarts) wrote:
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

I could not believe how this could happen. *I guess not everybody
checks the oil before starting, it's easy to do. * Overfilling is
worse then underfilling, you may have a damaged engine.- Hide quoted text -

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How can this happen, a friend couldnt start his mower it was locked
up, we removed the plug and pulled the cord and gasolene shout out 20
ft. The float stuck and filled the motor wiht gasolene. And alot of
equipment doesnt come with a fuel filter or fuel shutof valve anymore.