Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

I have a John Deere 826 snow blower, and it is about 22 years old. The problem is lately when I first start in up it has oil coming out of the carbuerator for a few minutes then it stops. I have to keep the choke at half to full to keep it running. Any ideas on what the problem is? Thanks for any info. Steve

I did check that right away, and it is under the top line just a little.

I thought it was coming out of the carb, but now that I took it apart, it looks like it cam from a hose that is in the crankcase.

stevemat1 wrote:

That hose is the crank case breather vent. It will move some oil out with air being blown from the crank case if there is a bit too much oil in the engine. If it doesn't purge excess oil in short order, you can take a couple oz. out. Check the oil level if you do adjust it. You don't want it to be too low.