fnoergaard
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Hi there, new guy here. I hope you have room for a European in this forum
After having read about the Power Trac and other machines for 3-4 years, I finally went ahead and bought a PT 425 a few weeks ago. I live in Denmark and bought the machine from a dealer in Holland. I think my PT may be the only one in Denmark.
I've been very satisfied with it so far, but have detected a potentially serious problem.
Last week, I changed the engine oil, as the dipstick unmistakenly smelled like gasoline. I let the engine oil out, and it was a very thin mixture of engine oil and gasoline. I drained approx. 3 liters from the engine, and that is twice the oil capacity of 1,55 liters.
Needless to say, that I now change the oil before operating the PT, but I'm worried, that the engine may have suffered some damage, as a result of the high pressure caused by the extra gasoline, before I discovered the problem.
As the machine has been in storage for a couple of years at the dealer, I suspected the carburettor float was stuck, letting gasoline seep into the cylinders filling them up, eventually finding it's way to the engine oil.
I contacted the Dutch dealer, and he informed me, that he discovered the same problem before shipping the PT to me. He told me, that he has had changed the fuel pump and cleaned the carburettor, making sure the float was not stuck. After this he thought the problem was solved, but unfortunately it's not.
I should tell you that I've put about 20 hours on the PT and it has the Robin engine.
The engine has been pretty hard to start, but I dismissed this as me having to get used to the machine. However, I now believe that it may have to do with this problem.
Have any of you guys experienced a similar problem, and what would be the solution to it?
After having read about the Power Trac and other machines for 3-4 years, I finally went ahead and bought a PT 425 a few weeks ago. I live in Denmark and bought the machine from a dealer in Holland. I think my PT may be the only one in Denmark.
I've been very satisfied with it so far, but have detected a potentially serious problem.
Last week, I changed the engine oil, as the dipstick unmistakenly smelled like gasoline. I let the engine oil out, and it was a very thin mixture of engine oil and gasoline. I drained approx. 3 liters from the engine, and that is twice the oil capacity of 1,55 liters.
Needless to say, that I now change the oil before operating the PT, but I'm worried, that the engine may have suffered some damage, as a result of the high pressure caused by the extra gasoline, before I discovered the problem.
As the machine has been in storage for a couple of years at the dealer, I suspected the carburettor float was stuck, letting gasoline seep into the cylinders filling them up, eventually finding it's way to the engine oil.
I contacted the Dutch dealer, and he informed me, that he discovered the same problem before shipping the PT to me. He told me, that he has had changed the fuel pump and cleaned the carburettor, making sure the float was not stuck. After this he thought the problem was solved, but unfortunately it's not.
I should tell you that I've put about 20 hours on the PT and it has the Robin engine.
The engine has been pretty hard to start, but I dismissed this as me having to get used to the machine. However, I now believe that it may have to do with this problem.
Have any of you guys experienced a similar problem, and what would be the solution to it?