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No, not at all. I have ran the motor until the low oil indicator came on. The engine has a fail safe mode for low oil as well. We check the oil before every outing now. It is definitely going somewhere. I wish it was a leak for me to see. As it stands now, my thinking is fuel pump...
I plan to clean the engine and run it in a barrel. I forgot to mention that I did replace the oil pan to power head gasket. That did not make a difference. We see a small sheen of oil in the water after we stop, but never see a leak. Would it be possible for the fuel pump to be by-passing?
Yes, I have some blue smoke but not consistently. No, I'm not seeing any significant oil coming from the exhaust. On my last outing, I added seafoam to the fuel. For the first time, I ran into a run ability issue and filed out the plugs. They did not appear to be oiled filed.....it was a...
Need some help. This motor I bought used and runs great but using a lot of oil. It is progressively getting worse. I cannot find a leak but there is a heavy residue inside the cowling around the carb breather. Again, the engine runs so good that I cannot imagine the rings are by-passing. I...
