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richard crow · 02-17-2025, 04:46 PM

ford 8ba eng stoped runing fuel bowl fill with oil .i have seen maney fuel pumps that went bad put gas in crank case. i have never seen a fuel bowl full of oil & the fuel pump is mounted high on eng

Vics Stuff · 02-17-2025, 04:56 PM

It sounds like the crank case vent is plugged and the fuel pump is pulling a vacuum on the engine
Vic

Ggmac · 02-17-2025, 06:54 PM

Maybe diesel in the tank ?

richard crow · 02-17-2025, 08:16 PM

the eng has a road tube also a oil filler pipe whitch is clear there is no blow by it is runing on a 1 gallon can not hooked up to fuel tank eng sounds terable sounds like glass brakeing no miss. just wondering if any one has seen this i will dissamble eng to see what i find

Ggmac · 02-18-2025, 05:24 AM

That is a new one . Id suggest a compression check before tear down. Just to determine if it’s specific to some cylinders. Good luck and please keep posting results. Thanks

JayChicago · 02-18-2025, 08:33 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by richard crow

it is runing on a 1 gallon can not hooked up to fuel tank

Was there mixed gas for a two cycle engine in that gas can?

richard crow · 02-18-2025, 04:53 PM

this is pure thick oil

02-17-2025, 04:46 PM	#1
richard crow Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,863	fuel bowl fill of oil ford 8ba eng stoped runing fuel bowl fill with oil .i have seen maney fuel pumps that went bad put gas in crank case. i have never seen a fuel bowl full of oil & the fuel pump is mounted high on eng

02-17-2025, 04:56 PM	#2
Vics Stuff Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Reno Nevada Posts: 433	Re: fuel bowl fill of oil It sounds like the crank case vent is plugged and the fuel pump is pulling a vacuum on the engine Vic

02-17-2025, 06:54 PM	#3
Ggmac Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Lake worth Florida Posts: 1,374	Re: fuel bowl fill of oil Maybe diesel in the tank ?

02-17-2025, 08:16 PM	#4
richard crow Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,863	Re: fuel bowl fill of oil the eng has a road tube also a oil filler pipe whitch is clear there is no blow by it is runing on a 1 gallon can not hooked up to fuel tank eng sounds terable sounds like glass brakeing no miss. just wondering if any one has seen this i will dissamble eng to see what i find

02-18-2025, 05:24 AM	#5
Ggmac Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Lake worth Florida Posts: 1,374	Re: fuel bowl fill of oil That is a new one . Id suggest a compression check before tear down. Just to determine if it’s specific to some cylinders. Good luck and please keep posting results. Thanks

02-18-2025, 04:53 PM	#7
richard crow Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,863	Re: fuel bowl fill of oil this is pure thick oil