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Posted by Rick Fanning on March 05, 2007 at 08:27:10 from (63.237.20.195):
When I did an oil change on my WD45 over the weekend I noticed the old oil appeared to be a little thin and was a definite gray in color. It looked like a very fine gray silt was in it. The oil level was at the full mark. I also though I recognized the faint aroma of gas in the oil! I was trying to think how gas could have gotten i the oil. The engine seems to run ok. I was wondering if somehow it could have leaked in through the carburator (sp?) The reason I ask this is because if the fuel cutoff valve is not shut completely when the tractor is not in use the gas will eventually leak out. When I purchased the tractor the air cleaner pipe going to the carburator was missing and it looked like the gas was leaking out and onto the ground form the carburator air intake. Does this mean that a float may be sticking? . Since I replaced the pipe, could the gas have built up and somehow managed to leak a little into the oil? Would gas in the oil make it turm gray, or would that be just because the oil probably had not been changed in quite a while ( I say that because the oil filler cap was painted on and the paint job is at least a few years old)? Any ideas on this? Should I check the float valve on the carb? Thanks, Rick in Tennessee
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