On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:58:16 -0400, Bob Engelhardt
wrote:

Denis G. wrote:
For the sake of saving space in my shed, I made the mistake of hanging
my Honda lawnmower on the shed wall for the winter so that the
normally vertical engine was horizontal. The carb flooded with oil.
After cleaning and reassembly, it ran fine

I've had that happen too. The oil comes through the PCV valve & hose,
into the carb. What a mess.

I'm pretty sure that wasn't what happened to this engine though. First,
the PCV hose didn't have oil in it & second, the carb float bowl had oil
in it & that wouldn't happen if the oil came from the PCV valve (it
would have to flow down the main jet & I don't think that it would do that).

Anyhow, it's cleaned up & running now. But still a Mystery.

Bob
19 years ago, I bought a mower for $5, brought it home, dumped the
water out of the gas tank, filled it with gas and it started on the
second pull. I gave it away this summer to a friend of my DiL , I
figured I had got my money's worth of fun out of it and her riding
mower wouldn't fit through the ate of her new home!
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada