[AT] OT - Log splitter engine - fixed

Brian VanDragt bvandragt at comcast.net
Sat Aug 6 12:45:11 PDT 2022


When the engine was tilted, the oil probably ran down the cylinder and past the rings.  The bottom of the cylinder is lower than the valve stems.  Then when you start it, it gets blown out the exhaust.

Brian

>     On 08/05/2022 11:11 PM Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
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> 
>     I checked everything I could and finally noticed that when the splitter was attached to the ball hitch on my butt buggy, the front was angled about 6" lower than level. I disconnected from the butt buggy and put it on its stand so it was level, problem solved.  Still curious how the oil got from crankcase to above the piston. The only thing I can think of is rings or valves.
> 
>     Regards,
>     Mike M
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>     On 7/28/2022 8:14 PM, Brian VanDragt wrote:
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>         > > Yeah, i guess that doesn't explain the oil in the cylinder. It would have to be a serious amount of oil to fill up the cylinder enough to run out of the muffler though. I can't imagine what is going on.
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> >         -------- Original message --------
> >         From: Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> mailto:meulenms at gmx.com
> >         Date: 7/28/22 6:36 PM (GMT-05:00)
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> >         Subject: Re: [AT] OT - Log splitter engine
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> >         Thanks Brian, checked out the video, man that would be an easy fix, unfortunately my tube is fine.
> > 
> >         Mike M
> > 
> >         On 7/28/2022 5:55 PM, Brian VanDragt wrote:
> > 
> >             > > >             I found this video where the oil fill tube has a hole in it and leaks oil down to the muffler area:
> > >             https://youtu.be/AUTMGclU8Io
> > > 
> > >             Brian
> > > 
> > >                 > > > >                 On 07/28/2022 1:17 PM Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> mailto:meulenms at gmx.com wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > >                 Hi Brian, not gas, it's slippery and smells like oil, it also doesn't evaporate.
> > > > 
> > > >                 Mike M
> > > > 
> > > >                 On 7/28/2022 11:51 AM, Brian VanDragt wrote:
> > > > 
> > > >                     > > > > >                     Could it be gas, not oil?  Is the gas tank above the head?
> > > > >                     Probably not, now that I think about it more, the whole intake manifold would have to fill up with gas and you would know it when you try to start it.
> > > > > 
> > > > >                     Brian
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > >                         > > > > > >                         On 07/28/2022 11:42 AM Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> mailto:meulenms at gmx.com wrote:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >                         Hi Cecil, This engine has the valves in the block so not an OHV situation. What I find interesting is that it continues to leak even though it has not been run.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >                         Mike M
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >                         On 7/28/2022 10:31 AM, Cecil Bearden wrote:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >                             > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >                             Sounds like oil getting in from the valve guides if this is an overhead valve engine.  Check to see if the oil drain hole in the head is plugged.   Might try putting an o ring around the exhaust valve above the guide..  
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >                             Cecil 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >                             On 7/28/2022 9:24 AM, Mike M wrote:
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >                                 > > > > > > > > Hi all,
> > > > > > > >                                 List seems really slow lately, so I have a question about my wood splitter. It's a Huskee 22 ton, with a Briggs and Stratton 675, 190cc engine. I noticed the other day that it had oil leaking from the bottom. At first I assumed it was hydro fluid, but it turned out to be engine oil that was leaking from where the muffler is bolted to the block. I took the muffler off and cleaned the surface, looked for sources for the leak, and found none. It still leaked and this is without the engine being run for about a week. I snuck a piece of cardboard under it, and the leak is still active, muffler area is wet again. I checked the oil for overfill, and it is fine, air cleaner is fine, but a little dirty. I pulled the spark plug and looked in the cylinder, everything was OK, except there was a puddle of clean oil in the bottom of the cylinder. Any thoughts would be appreciated, This splitter is only about 7 years old and has maintained well, and housed.
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> > > > > > > >                                 Best regards,
> > > > > > > >                                 Mike M
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