I posted a few days ago about my Vanguard oil leak. I had several replies/questions to the post but I didn't get any response to my answers, so I don't know what I did wrong. So here is version 2. The right side OVH cover has oil on it. Looks like the breather tube is cause of the leak? The top of the breather tube is attached with 2 bolts. The bolts were finger tight. I checked the oil and its perfect. The oil does smell of fuel. I pulled the plugs and they are black and smell of fuel. See attached, the left plug was actually darker and had more fuel on it than the right. Right plug represents right side of mower. I checked the compression, the right side is 125psi, and the left is 118psi. There is some dark smoke when the mower is started and the power does seem like its low compared to when I bought the mower.
All I have ever done to the mower is change the oil, oil filter, and plugs. The motor has 320hrs on it and I did the oil change at 300 hrs.
head gasket?
carb issues?
rings?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
thanks
Wallers
All I have ever done to the mower is change the oil, oil filter, and plugs. The motor has 320hrs on it and I did the oil change at 300 hrs.
head gasket?
carb issues?
rings?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
thanks
Wallers