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22 hp briggs using oil

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meyerdawg

my 10 year old briggs 22hp is smoking and using oil i adjusted the valves the right side cyl plug is oily no sign of oil leaking are the rings shot?


#2

Fish

Fish

Probably has a leaking head gasket, if your oil level isn't over full, and the oil doesn't smell like fuel.


#3

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meyerdawg

my 10 year old briggs 22hp is smoking and using oil i adjusted the valves the right side cyl plug is oily no sign of oil leaking are the rings shot?

thanks fish if im taking heads off to replace gaskets should i do rings anyway


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motoman

Careful, "doing rings" without proper attention to cylinders is money thrown away.


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