Hello, new here and hoping someone can help. I quit smoking 6 months ago and my 23 year old Etesia Bahia (13hp Briggs engine) decided to start smoking. Heavily! Couple of days ago, i tried to start it, it sputtered, with loads of white smoke then refused to start. Lots of cranking, no luck. At this point, oil is dripping from exhaust.Then i noticed the petrol tank was empty and the engine oil level was way too high and concluded that fuel must have got into the crank case since i last used it a month or so ago. Sure enough, i drained the petrol/oil mix from engine and refilled with new oil. I left it for a day or so while i charged the battery. Today, it started on the button but it is smoking like crazy. I did a bit of mowing for about 5 minutes but it was still chuffing out loads of smoke. I had to stop in case i was doing damage to the engine keeping it running. I think it sounded ok, and I'm sure it was fine the last time i used it before the heatwave.
Does anybody know what might be going on here? There's clearly the issue of fuel getting into crankcase.. faulty needle valve in carb? ..but why is it smoking so much?
Could it be the previously thinned oil getting past the rings into the bore and ending up burning off as the engine runs and collecting in the exhaust? Does it indicate broken ring? I don't know whether or not to run the engine and see if it clears up. Any help or advice would be much appreciated. Thanks.
Does anybody know what might be going on here? There's clearly the issue of fuel getting into crankcase.. faulty needle valve in carb? ..but why is it smoking so much?
Could it be the previously thinned oil getting past the rings into the bore and ending up burning off as the engine runs and collecting in the exhaust? Does it indicate broken ring? I don't know whether or not to run the engine and see if it clears up. Any help or advice would be much appreciated. Thanks.