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20 HP Briggs V-Tek Blow By

12 years ago

I bought a White 2055 with a brand new (never started) 20 hp vtek. The man had the engine mostly installed and quit on it. I got it hooked up and it started, but it has SERIOUS blow by. It doesn't smoke, but oil is flying out of the breather tube under the air filter as well as the dip stick tube. I don't know if he put a short block or long block in it. I have only ran it for a few minutes as I don't have the fuel pump working yet, so I'm gravity feeding fuel from a temporary can.

Comments (2)

walt2002
12 years ago
Is the crankcase over full from gasoline leaking past the float needle and into the oil?

Walt Conner
outbarusuback
12 years ago
Oil everywhere is most always a bad head gasket, cylinder pressure is getting into the crankcase and the oil gets pushed out any where it can. Just because it's new doesn't mean it's good. check to see where the vacuum comes from for the fuelpump, some come from the dipstick tube and some from the top of the block. good luck, CB
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