Foamy oil from top of engine??

[Sweetdickyb]

I have a 1952(?) Johnson seahorse TN-28 5 hp. I replaced the plugs and changed lower unit oil today and put in a trash can full of water and to my suprise it fired up almost instantly. After running for a few minutes I noticed a milky foam like oil seeping from the bottom of the power head near the joint between lower unit and power head. Any ideas on what that's all about? If I had a bad head gasket would that cause this? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Daviet]

Re: Foamy oil from top of engine??

Sounds more like a defective base gasket, the gasket between the power head and the exhaust housing.

 

[Sweetdickyb]

Re: Foamy oil from top of engine??

And good ideas where I can find one and a good instructions on how to go about replacing it? I'm a "so so" machanic haha! I will add, that is the first time the motor was ran in nearly 50 years and I added twice as much oil to the gas mix as I was suposed to by listening to the west marine guys... Would too much oil cause that? Thanks!