Your Thoughts on Engine Wear? Good pics.

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06 May 2012 23:18
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Possibly from lack of oil - possibly why there was scoring on the cam bearing too?

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06 May 2012 23:38
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It did smell pretty burnt(oil) inside the valve cover when I removed it. So, any other reason for that besides a plugged oil passage?

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07 May 2012 06:48
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Jay98 wrote: It did smell pretty burnt(oil) inside the valve cover when I removed it. So, any other reason for that besides a plugged oil passage?

Low pressure, low oil, blocked passage.

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07 May 2012 10:35
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Another possibility could be from running with fuel-contaminated oil.

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07 May 2012 11:17
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Patton wrote: Another possibility could be from running with fuel-contaminated oil.

Good Fortune! :)

The oil did smell like fuel, what are my possibilities with that. I thought maybe it was flooded because they tried to start it quite a bit with bad gas and couldn't get it running.

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07 May 2012 13:12
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Patton wrote: Another possibility could be from running with fuel-contaminated oil.
Good Fortune! :)
The oil did smell like fuel, what are my possibilities with that. I thought maybe it was flooded because they tried to start it quite a bit with bad gas and couldn't get it running.
Should change oil and filter.
And not run the engine until all float valves are properly functioning.

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