Over the last three mowing sessions, my riding lawn mower is blowing blue smoke. It's about 1/3 of a quart for every hour! I'm getting nauseated sitting behind it from all the smoke.
Right now I have new oil (SAE 30) in there. Still doing it.
I took it in to someone... he changed the plug and gave me a inline fuel shut off-valve and sent me on my way. Gee thanks.
He also suggested that if the problem remained (it has), then I would likely need a new or rebuilt carburetor. The theory being (I guess) that the carb is dumping oodles of fuel into the piston and causing some oil to burn in addition to the fuel. Anyway, I'm hesitant to take it back to this guy for fear of getting on a new parts merry-go-round.
What do you think? New carb, damaged engine, or something else?
Right now I have new oil (SAE 30) in there. Still doing it.
I took it in to someone... he changed the plug and gave me a inline fuel shut off-valve and sent me on my way. Gee thanks.
He also suggested that if the problem remained (it has), then I would likely need a new or rebuilt carburetor. The theory being (I guess) that the carb is dumping oodles of fuel into the piston and causing some oil to burn in addition to the fuel. Anyway, I'm hesitant to take it back to this guy for fear of getting on a new parts merry-go-round.
What do you think? New carb, damaged engine, or something else?