[AT] OT - Log splitter engine

[Brian VanDragt]

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> wrote:
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> 
>     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:
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>         > >         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:
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> > > 
> > >             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:
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> > > >                     > > > > > 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.
> > > > > 
> > > > >                     Best regards,
> > > > >                     Mike M
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