Timeline for What are the risks of overfilling a small engine with oil?
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| Aug 11, 2016 at 0:27 | history | protected | CommunityBot | ||
| Aug 24, 2015 at 3:55 | answer | added | yo momma | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jul 2, 2015 at 20:13 | answer | added | Dwayne Frook | timeline score: 0 | |
| S Jul 7, 2012 at 14:26 | comment | added | user1979 | good. Can put the engine on the Craftsman, & use the Troybilt frame for parts, for a whole lot less money than buying or rebuilding the Craftsman motor. Sometimes you win. Again, thanks for everyone taking the time to share your knowledge and experience! | |
| S Jul 7, 2012 at 14:26 | comment | added | user1979 | Thanks for all the input as it explains what happened to my ~5 year old 17.5 hp Craftsman riding lawnmower. My son was mowing the grass when it threw the crank through the case out of nowhere. He later asked if filling the oil too much would do this. Didn't think that it would as I have done it before on older Craftsman with just smoke as the result. Looks like this is a newer design engine and must have bent the crank and possibly lost lubrication enough to destroy the motor. Good thing I bought a 1 year old Troybilt Pony with the same engine for $300 from a friend because it didn't cut very | |
| Oct 17, 2011 at 23:21 | vote | accept | Greg B | ||
| Sep 21, 2011 at 19:35 | answer | added | Brian Knoblauch | timeline score: 5 | |
| May 24, 2011 at 12:48 | answer | added | Alex | timeline score: 9 | |
| May 23, 2011 at 2:32 | comment | added | Greg B | I drained out oil and ran the engine today for about 45 minutes. It is no longer smoking even on startup and I can't detect anything wrong with it. Hopefully I just added a bit of extra wear and tear. | |
| May 22, 2011 at 4:56 | answer | added | Eric Fossum | timeline score: 16 | |
| May 22, 2011 at 4:55 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackMechanics/status/72163652853186561 | ||
| May 21, 2011 at 20:19 | answer | added | Move More Comments Link To Top | timeline score: 5 | |
| May 21, 2011 at 17:01 | history | asked | Greg B | CC BY-SA 3.0 |