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oil problem?

oil is being pump out of the breather port. this is on 8 hp. vertical shaft engine
james everding, December 2007
Either the oil level is too high (keep it exactly to the dipstick marks) or you have quite a bit of crankcase pressurisation due to gas being blown by the piston, forcing the oil out.

John, December 2007