[AT] Kohler engine update - still having trouble

rdhaskell at juno.com rdhaskell at juno.com
Tue Jul 28 15:50:13 PDT 2015


How did the raw fuel get in the crankcase?  Sounds like you have fuel
there again raising the level again causing the excess smoke and leak.
Ron

On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 17:58:11 -0400 Mike <meulenms at gmx.com> writes:
> Several days ago, while mowing with my Simplicity Sovereign, Kohler 
> CH18S) I completely blew out the front oil seal. Today, I replaced 
> the 
> seal, cleaned the carb, and put the crankcase vent tube back where 
> it 
> belongs. I figured since the tube had been exposed that I would 
> change 
> the oil and filter as well. When I drained the oil, I noticed it was 
> 
> very thin,  so I stuck a finger in the stream, and sure enough it 
> was 
> raw fuel. I put everything back together,and it started right up. I 
> made 
> two passes around the yard, and it was smoking so I check and it was 
> 
> already pushing oil past the seal. For some reason I am creating too 
> 
> much crankcase pressure. I pulled the crankcase vent tube and check 
> for 
> any obstructions, I found none. Any ideas what to check for? If I 
> keep 
> running it, it will just blow another seal. Thanks in advance.
> 
> Mike M




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