I started out in a sports car shop. A customer came in with a case of oil and wanted the oil changed on his 1965 XKE Jag 2+. It's a 3L straight 6, not that big of an engine.... but it took all 24 quarts !!
Carburetor flooding out
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XKE had that low nose and very sleek cowling. Because of that, I think the radiator was undersized, and so the extra oil carried off a lot of engine heat. BMW does the same thing on their "Oil Head" boxer engines.
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As someone has already said, pull dipstick and smell for gas in the oil. Based on work I've done on grain augers with Kohler twins, had numerous where crankcase completely full with gas/oil. So much so, that the engine won't even turn over due to extreme compression. If this is the case, first do a complete oil change so you can continue with troubleshooting.