This was on the side of the road next to the garbage cans, had been rained on all night.
It's a 2013 poulan pro 22" with a 158cc Briggs, the cheap engine where the bowl IS the gas tank.
Had a bunch of spooge/oil that looked like it had dropped out of the exhaust onto the deck beneath.
Checked the oil, middle of the dipstick was dark brownish but still a little clear.
Looked in the gas tank, looked clean , with a couple drops of water at the bottom.
Hit the primer, felt good.
Pulled the cord and it was extremely stiff.
Removed the spark plug, covered in oil, cleaned it with cars cleaner
Pulled the cord with the plug out. A few times and sure enough a table spoon or so of oil puked out the plug hole.
Put the plug back in and puked a few more times....
Engine sputters to life with a BIG cloud of blue smoke. It is running very low/slow and rough
I'm thinking did this guy run it without oil and coked up the rings?
It was still running horrible so I took off the air filter, it was Heavy and wet with water/fuel or a combo of the 2.
Engine screamed to life afterwards ran it for a few minutes and then it was smoke free. Running great.
Blade looks new.
I'm thinking the guy either stored it on its side filling the cylinder with oil or let it sit outside in the rain clogging the air filter and then when it ran like [censored] he tipped it and filled the cylinder with oil...
Not sure it the old air filter is still good can I air it out a few days and then use it. It is very clean, just wet
Just for kick I put a little seafoam in the oil and ran it a bit.
Turned it dark quick!
Refilled with my jug of random leftover oil mostly 10w30 or 10w40
Could probably sell this for almost 100
Hahaha made my day!
It's a 2013 poulan pro 22" with a 158cc Briggs, the cheap engine where the bowl IS the gas tank.
Had a bunch of spooge/oil that looked like it had dropped out of the exhaust onto the deck beneath.
Checked the oil, middle of the dipstick was dark brownish but still a little clear.
Looked in the gas tank, looked clean , with a couple drops of water at the bottom.
Hit the primer, felt good.
Pulled the cord and it was extremely stiff.
Removed the spark plug, covered in oil, cleaned it with cars cleaner
Pulled the cord with the plug out. A few times and sure enough a table spoon or so of oil puked out the plug hole.
Put the plug back in and puked a few more times....
Engine sputters to life with a BIG cloud of blue smoke. It is running very low/slow and rough
I'm thinking did this guy run it without oil and coked up the rings?
It was still running horrible so I took off the air filter, it was Heavy and wet with water/fuel or a combo of the 2.
Engine screamed to life afterwards ran it for a few minutes and then it was smoke free. Running great.
Blade looks new.
I'm thinking the guy either stored it on its side filling the cylinder with oil or let it sit outside in the rain clogging the air filter and then when it ran like [censored] he tipped it and filled the cylinder with oil...
Not sure it the old air filter is still good can I air it out a few days and then use it. It is very clean, just wet
Just for kick I put a little seafoam in the oil and ran it a bit.
Turned it dark quick!
Refilled with my jug of random leftover oil mostly 10w30 or 10w40
Could probably sell this for almost 100
Hahaha made my day!
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