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    mwill2262 Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Apr 29, 2013, 10:26 AM
    15 HP Vanguard pumping oil/gas into carb
    Mine is doing same thing... starts and runs... then a large amount of oil or gas come through the small tube in the carb... with a gush of gas and oil///i replaced head gasket... same trouble...
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    Apr 29, 2013, 10:27 AM
    15hp Briggs Vanguard... starts and runs... then a large amount of oil or gas come through the small tube in the carb... with a gush of gas and oil///i replaced head gasket... same trouble...
    Any solutions??
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    Apr 29, 2013, 04:20 PM
    Hi,
    The head gasket was a good guess. At any rate there is outside atmosphere getting into the crankcase and causing a pressure imbalance.
    Peace,
    Clarke
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