On Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:49:57 +0000, jfdubois wrote:
I have a 3 year old kholer courage 20hp engine in a Husqvarna lawn
tractor. Today, the engine started to push oil out of the crank case
breather tube which is right above the carb causing it to stall. I took
the air cleaner off and started the engine and the oil coming out of the
breather tube went as far as 2 feet from the engine. It is fresh oil and
a new oil filter. The oil is clean (not black). Any ideas on what I
should try to fix this problem?

I'm not familiar with that particular engine, but it triggered a memory
from the vintage car world - did this happen before the new filter was
put in? Is there any chance that the filter's faulty, the wrong type, not
seated correctly etc. and so oil is bypassing it? That could account for
a large increase in pressure.

cheers

Jules

On Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:38:06 +0000 (UTC), Jules Richardson
wrote:

On Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:49:57 +0000, jfdubois wrote:
I have a 3 year old kholer courage 20hp engine in a Husqvarna lawn
tractor. Today, the engine started to push oil out of the crank case
breather tube which is right above the carb causing it to stall. I took
the air cleaner off and started the engine and the oil coming out of the
breather tube went as far as 2 feet from the engine. It is fresh oil and
a new oil filter. The oil is clean (not black). Any ideas on what I
should try to fix this problem?

I'm not familiar with that particular engine, but it triggered a memory
from the vintage car world - did this happen before the new filter was
put in? Is there any chance that the filter's faulty, the wrong type, not
seated correctly etc. and so oil is bypassing it? That could account for
a large increase in pressure.

cheers

Jules
Nope - no possible increase in pressure from the filter - and that
would NOT blow oil out the breather. Oil pressure is contained in the
galleries and bearings and has NO effect on the crankcase, so will not
blow oil out the vents.