Well done Greg:)
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Show posts MenuQuote from: Mick on July 25, 2021, 12:02:27 PMThe thing with buying a (used) replacement engine off ebay is you could be buying one with the same problem, it is quite common for them to smoke on start up as I mentioned. Usually though the smoke disappears after a minute or so.
I'm hoping Tim @Swissqp will pop in and offer his findings, he's rebuilt a few of these engines lately with the exact same issue. He's also been very lucky finding / sourcing replacement parts for these older machines that I thought were long obsolete.
Quote from: Mick on February 01, 2021, 11:08:15 PMMy opinion. Any oil as long as it meets the specifications should be fine.thanks Mick - so can you vote!