so i put too much oil in my "Craftsman 6.75 HP Eager-1 OHV" lawnmower last week. she was running fine for the front yard, then started actin up in the backyard and eventually stopped runnin. She'd start for a second or two, then die. So i asked around and realized i put too much oil in (and ran it w/ too much oil inside, for at least 20 minutes, which brings us to problem # 2)

now that i have fixed the oil issue (could not for the life of me find a "plug" or drain, so got a siphon pump for 6 dollars at Checker) my lawnmower still does the same thing, starts up, burns rich and blue smoke for one second, then goes normal for one second, then dies. (I did this routine for about 20 minutes, approximately 30 starts, before giving up)

 

i was reading a little about this on some message boards google turned up for me. it seems like i might now have oil inside my carborator. does this sound right/plausible to ya'll? any ideas or suggestions on what to do? Also it's a Craftsman lawnmower, so can i just take it to Sears?

 

anyway my wife is going to kill me if the backyard doesn't get cut before my weekend is over (thursday) and my neighbor is out of town, and i promissed him i'd cut his lawn too. maybe i'll just rent a mower tomorrow and deal with this crap when my bro gets back to town (i have like 6 tools, total. chanellock heavy duty pliers and a hatchet being the 2 i use most often)

 

so anyway, i figured what better resource to turn to int he meantime than all you salt of the earth family men and women here on RBR. please help this city boy, who knows nothing to very little about mechanical stuff, out.

 

 

also, auburn sucks.