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reconthree
10-29-2006, 05:38 PM
I have a 19hp Kawasaki and I noticed today that oil was leaking from the mower. I cannot lind were it is leaking from. Oil is on the back bottom area of the crankcase. I did cheak the oil and I don't think they emptied my old oil during the service because it is about 1 inch above the full line. My Question is: With that much oil is there some sort of mechanism that will spill off oil if it is that high?
DBL
10-29-2006, 05:45 PM
I have a 19hp Kawasaki and I noticed today that oil was leaking from the mower. I cannot lind were it is leaking from. Oil is on the back bottom area of the crankcase. I did cheak the oil and I don't think they emptied my old oil during the service because it is about 1 inch above the full line. My Question is: With that much oil is there some sort of mechanism that will spill off oil if it is that high?

check the oil...is it too high? if not adn there is a crack or somethign really small in there get some oil sealer at a parts store and see if it stops the leak
reconthree
10-29-2006, 05:55 PM
Yes the oil level is about 1 inch above the FULL line!!
Restrorob
10-29-2006, 06:15 PM
DO NOT run the engine any longer until you check the oil for a fuel smell, A piece of trash could have got under the float valve in the carb. and caused it to flood into the crankcase.

Check it out and post back.
reconthree
10-29-2006, 07:25 PM
If there is fuel in the oil it is a faint smell. I have not checked the float valve yet. It seems that the oil is coming out from behind the Control Assembly
lawnmaniac883
10-29-2006, 07:27 PM
Sounds like the governor arm seal is shot.
MOW PRO LAWN SERVICE
10-29-2006, 07:29 PM
I have had a 26 kaw leaking from the drain valve in the bottom had to tighten it up fixed the problem.
reconthree
10-29-2006, 07:42 PM
Just had the governor Arm seal replaced not even 3 months ago.
DBL
10-29-2006, 07:44 PM
If there is fuel in the oil it is a faint smell. I have not checked the float valve yet. It seems that the oil is coming out from behind the Control Assembly

pull the dipstick out hold it to a lighter if it lights theres fuel in it
Restrorob
10-29-2006, 07:48 PM
Just had the governor Arm seal replaced not even 3 months ago.


That doesn't mean they performed the job properly, Also being overfilled could have blown it out.
reconthree
10-29-2006, 08:48 PM
I tried lighting the dipstick. It did not light.
Jim@MilkyWay
10-30-2006, 01:20 AM
check the oil...is it too high?....I used to think this was a dumb suggestion, but not any more, after checking oil on a few "over filled" engines. You don't simply pull the stick out and look at it without cleaning then putting it back in, do you? You are not turning cap on threads are you? Most checks are made with cap unscrewed. I'm just covering the easy stuff here.