Originally Posted by swacor (Post 334206)

Your right on the slow jet. It is blocked off. If your o rings are bad that could be your problem.

Originally Posted by BassBlaster (Post 334218)

Your saying mine is plugged or its intentionally blocked off? Seems to me that it's suppose to be. I poked around with a small wire and it dosnt feel like a blockage, it feels like it just bottoms out.

Originally Posted by BassBlaster (Post 334231)

Okay, Ill dig around again when I go to rebuild the carb.

Any thoughts on the oil blowing out of the breather tube?

Originally Posted by Sam Mac (Post 334245)

Blow by or a bad head gasket would be my guess.

Originally Posted by BassBlaster (Post 334217)

I'm gonna rebuild the carb just because it's obvious that the o rings are bad. Any issues with the carb wouldn't cause it to blow oil would it? Even if rebuilding the carb makes it run right, I've got to stop the oil issue. I understand a little oil is normal but there is no way the amount I'm getting is normal.

Originally Posted by swacor (Post 334275)

When I did my head gaskets on mine I did about everything possible. Did you do anything with your breather cover. There's a reed valve ( I think that's what is called) and filter under that and also where the oil pressure sender screws into.

Originally Posted by J-Mech (Post 334277)

Hmmmm....... maybe not a carb problem at all..... :bigthink:

Originally Posted by Sam Mac (Post 334294)

If this thing is puking oil into the carb it will never run right. Just had a Vanguard with a bad head gasket do what yours is doing. As a test I removed the hose that goes from the crankcase vent to the filter and replaced it with a longer hose to get the oil from blowing into the intake. Ran it to a small pail. Then I was able to get it to run enough to determine what it's problem was.

Considering that you have replaced, head gaskets, ignition modules and rebuilt the carb multiple times you may want to consider looking for a replacement engine. Just my 2 cents.

Originally Posted by BassBlaster (Post 334300)

No I havnt done anything with that breather assembly.


Yeah that's what Im thinking. I ran it yesterday and watched what was happening and it runs geat until the carb is overwhelmed with oil.



Ill try that today. What am I looking for to determine a head gasket issue? This tractor has only been run maybe two hours since the head gasket replacement and everything was torqued and retorqued to spec. What would make them blow that fast?

Ill start lookin around for another engine. Id prefer to just drop a brand new one in it but my wife may flip her lid. If Im going to go that route, I might as well tear the whole thing down and sandblast and paint it.