Mower smoking. I need to look like I know what I'm doing!

[SteveSS]

The maintenance guy texted me becuase he knows I'm a car guy. Our company's riding mower is blowing smoke real bad. I know this means it's burning oil (I think.) So he wants me to take a look. I figured bad rings or a scored cylinder but... Any 4 stroke small engine guys out there that can make me look good? Is the some engine restore additive that can fix it? I dunno you tell me.

 

[WileE]

What color is the smoke. Could be the mower now knows weed is legal, so it's going crazy.

 

[SteveSS]

The engine was also surging

 

[RemCharger]

First things first, what's actually in the fuel tank

 

[RR Fan Dan]

Tell him it’s a 2 stroke.

 

[Photon440]

What is the actual engine in the mower?

 

[ckessel]

Its killin skeeters free of charge!

 

[eldubb440]

someone may have put 2 stroke mixed gas in it

 

[RR Fan Dan]

someone may have put 2 stroke mixed gas in it

You may be on to something.

 

[eldubb440]

You may be on to something.

I'm not sure a 40:1 mix would make all that much smoke?

 

[DeltaV]

The rings are shot if it's a Kohler engine.

Maybe their newer engines are better.

 

[toolmanmike]

I'm not sure a 40:1 mix would make all that much smoke?

Try it and report back to us. Mom put diesel in one. It ran like crap and smoked like a bitch.