KickInTheGrass
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I purchased a new TimeMaster at Home Depot.
Issue: The Timemaster I bought had a film of oil by the spark plug. I know these are not shipped with Oil, but there is some during the build. Home Depot stores all of these Timemaster mowers on the side (in the box), not flat on the wheels. I did not think it was an issue since these units do not have oil.
When I started it (after correct setup) it blew smoke because oil was in the exhaust. Now I have an oil film on the front, and still some by the plug. I ran it, wiped up the oil. Now sitting there there is still some light oil around the plug and muffler.
Question: I read about some of these units with bad-head gaskets, but this oil was present before starting. Maybe this still has some residual oil in the muffler area after sitting it's side in a box side?
Issue: The Timemaster I bought had a film of oil by the spark plug. I know these are not shipped with Oil, but there is some during the build. Home Depot stores all of these Timemaster mowers on the side (in the box), not flat on the wheels. I did not think it was an issue since these units do not have oil.
When I started it (after correct setup) it blew smoke because oil was in the exhaust. Now I have an oil film on the front, and still some by the plug. I ran it, wiped up the oil. Now sitting there there is still some light oil around the plug and muffler.
Question: I read about some of these units with bad-head gaskets, but this oil was present before starting. Maybe this still has some residual oil in the muffler area after sitting it's side in a box side?
