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    May 12, 2010, 12:33 PM
    18 hp ohv single cylinder smoking. Any suggestions
    I have a 18 hp briggs single cylinder that smokes terribly. I replaced the head gasket and it seemed to help slightly. Any suggestions of what might be the other reasons for excessive smoking
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    May 12, 2010, 03:47 PM

    Did you do a good head and bore inspection when it was apart? Have you checked the oil to make sure it wasn't overfilled?
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    May 12, 2010, 04:13 PM

    Do a compression test, then repeat the test after adding a table spoon of oil into the combustion chamber. If compression increased it could be bad rings
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