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Xcessiv


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Tecumseh OHV Snow King 11 hp - White residue in oil?
Original Message   Sep 26, 2008 1:49 pm
Hi,

Is it normal to have white residue in oil when starting it after a 6 months storage? Is this humidity or mechanical problem? This looks like milk.

Thank you.
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Xcessiv


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Re: Tecumseh OHV Snow King 11 hp - White residue in oil?
Reply #4   Sep 28, 2008 11:28 am
Milkshake.
friiy


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Re: Tecumseh OHV Snow King 11 hp - White residue in oil?
Reply #5   Sep 28, 2008 10:08 pm
Ya....If you haven't already, get that out of there....then refill and run the crap out of it  and check it again...

At my old shop, we use to have customers kids fill there fuel tanks or oil dipsticks with water at time "playing" gas station, or washing them like dad..

Sometimes rain can get through the air cleaner assy of some types.   The foam Toros and old Craftsman were the worst for this if parked under a eve of the house during monsoon season.

Most likely it did no damage,  If  it starts to use or burn unusual amounts of oil you may have to replace rings early....

just as long as it was not a strawberry milkshake.

Good Luck,

Friiy

Jonathan


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Re: Tecumseh OHV Snow King 11 hp - White residue in oil?
Reply #6   Sep 29, 2008 6:43 am
Over the past three winters I have had that milky stuff in the dipstick tube of my Ariens snowblower. As long as there is no other way that water is getting into the crankcase, I think this is a normal thing that is resulting from a bit of condensation that occurs in the crankcase.

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friiy


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Re: Tecumseh OHV Snow King 11 hp - White residue in oil?
Reply #7   Sep 29, 2008 10:17 am
Maybe I misunderstod,   I thought you were he was talking about All the oil looking like a milkshake....

Friiy

Xcessiv


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Re: Tecumseh OHV Snow King 11 hp - White residue in oil?
Reply #8   Sep 29, 2008 12:21 pm
Yes, sorry if my original question wasn't clear. I meant milkshake on the dip stick. The oil itself looks good.
Timothy35


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Re: Tecumseh OHV Snow King 11 hp - White residue in oil?
Reply #9   Nov 29, 2008 6:32 pm
I have the same problem with my blower to, but I think that it is normal.

 have a problem with one of the screws that hold the auger in place, there are four screw two on each side. Last winter I Made sure that the screws were tight but not to tight, I checked the screws today and one of them were stripped out but the other three were fine. I was just wondering if that would be a cause for concern?

Thanks for any in put

Tim from newfoundland

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