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Fortunately it seems there isn't enough to lock up the cylinder. I suspect that the level of the inlet is such that it can never fill even halfway before flowing out through the intake. I had planned to drain down the sump through the bung, as I was concerned that I might find ring fragments...

Thanks Rivets, that would explain a lot of the symptoms Soooo... you figure the bowl is overflowing into the sump, raising the oil level until it enters the combustion chamber and simultaneously spills out through the air intake? That would certainly explain why I'm burning oil and why the...

Hi folks, I'd appreciate some advice I have a 2-year old Florabest mower, which is a Briggs & Stratton model made for Lidl with the 450e motor. It ran perfectly until last week, when I noticed it was quite smoky on start-up. That cleared when the engine had warmed up, so I assumed that it might...