B&S V Twin smokes on startup.

[Steven_Renich]

@Rivets
Thank you for the advice. It has ben helpful in understanding the engine. I will look at it carefully before tearing it down.

It will be a couple of weeks before I can get to this again, but I will try to post the results.

 

[sgkent]

if it is an OHV engine the oil can drip down thru worn valve guides. It is a 10 year old mower. If you can live with it just be sure you keep an eye on the oil level. Otherwise this may become the plumber story of the bad faucet seal that led to a new valve that led to replacing a pipe, which led to opening the wall, which led to replacing the run which led to replacing the main.........