[Farmall] Gas in crankcase

[Ron Cook]

If the engine does alot of running while a cylinder or more is missing 
because of ignition problems, the oil will get diluted.  It also sends 
the unburnt fuel mixture up the stack.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA
On 3/29/2014 11:01 AM, Barney Van De Weert wrote:
> If the Carb had a fair amount of gas in it and you started it up, the excess raw gas would wash the inside of the muffler and run down the mainfold when you shut it off.
>
> On the compression I'd guess about 110-125 should be OK on it- I checked mine several years ago and was about 105-115 on a cold engine that had not been run for a while. I think the engine should be warm to check it. Compression is a simple test that tells a lot.
>   
> Barney Van De Weert
> On Saturday, March 29, 2014 9:31 AM, Jerry Bossard <jerry.bossard at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
> One other thing that happened a couple months back, but I chalked it up to
> condensation was the join between the manifold exhaust and the muffler was
> leaking what appeared to be oil.  Later I had read online that this oil
> like black fluid was the soot in the muffler running down the inside of the
> muffler and leaking out.  Apparently this happens to us northerners when
> outside extreme low temps occur.  That day it was -20 below.  It has not
> happened since but I wonder if something happened and the engine was
> flooded that day.  I wonder if the extreme cold maybe broke one of my seals
> or gaskets on the carb.  I'll probably have to pull the carb off and order
> a tune up kit.
>
> Thanks for everyone's insight!
>
> Jerry
>