Craftsman 4 cycle weed whacker leaking oil near carb

[tnww]

I'm trying to repair a craftsman 29cc 4 cycle weed whacker I got for free. The fuel lines snapped off so I replaced those and got it to run for a moment. When it does, it pukes oil out of the seal shown in the image below. I can remove the rubber gasket/seal to reveal a phillips shaped hole. Does anyone have any idea why it pukes oil out of here and how to fix it?

https://ibb.co/RPXvpMj https://ibb.co/LhCFHf3

 

[dougand3]

Post the model #. Pull the 2 carb screws and remove black air box housing and carb. Post pic.

 

[tnww]

Will do. In the meantime, the model # is 316.79184

 

[tnww]

Here's a closer look at the black air box housing with the phillips hole and the plug I pulled out of it: https://ibb.co/vBwym67

The back of the housing looks like this. The cone shaped piece had an oil line going to it: https://ibb.co/gPrc2YW

The disconnected line here is what I'm referring to: https://ibb.co/0QCN0Yw

Another look: https://ibb.co/QvfK8NX

 

[tnww]

I'm not very experienced with these sorts of repairs. For the life of me I cannot figure out why there would be an oil line going here, apparently to nothing, which just pukes oil.

 

[dougand3]

That's the breather tube from the breather assy. What that looks like in a tiny 4 stroke - I duuno. Oil from the crankcase is getting pressurized into the valve area and puking out the tube. Worn valve seals? I don't think you can work on valves in tiny 4 strokes. Might as well dig deeper and find where breather tube connects.
Make sure oil is not over full. Being a 4 stroke, if carb needle is stuck open - gas can leak into crankcase.

 

[StarTech]

Just scrap it. The is one those MTD built 4 cycles that simply doesn't oil the engine properly in handheld use. You a worn out PNC which means you will need to shortblock it and the 753-06225 cost about $90 plus shipping if you do your own rebuild of the trimmer.

Personally if you want a good 4 trimmer get a Stihl 4 mix and use two cycle fuel mix. I have seen too many Trobilt, Cub Cadet, and Craftsman 4 cycle handheld to bit the big one because oiling issues.