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    Mar 28, 2007, 08:26 AM
    Briggs and stratton 16.5 hp riding mower
    I Have Oil Coming Through Valve Breather Tube.
    I Put A New Breather On And It Did Not Help.
    Any Answers?
    Tks
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    Mar 28, 2007, 09:55 PM
    Over full on oil, smell the oil for gas. It is not uncommon for the needle and seat in the carb to either go bad or get a piece of pooo stuck in it. Drain the crank completley and replace oil.. . Start engine to warm it up and shutt it off, repeat the process.

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