[tecumseh10]

Greetings,

I'm new to this, but hoping to get some good advice. I recently purchased a coleman generator-- one of the cheap ones with the 10 hp tecumseh engines. I've had good luck with my other tecumsehs, but this one is leaking oil pretty badly from the top of the oil sump, right where the governor linkage connects. I'm 99% sure it is not coming from the seal between the sump and the engine-- it is oozing out of the top of the post/governor connection area. Has anyone ever seen this, and how do I go about fixing it?

Many thanks,
Steve

 

[oscaryu1]

and noticable holes , cracks, or something ? did you overfill the oil

 

[tecumseh10]

Can't see any cracks or holes... Checked the oil 4 times. It's at the low end of OK. Have you ever heard of anything like this happening?

 

[oscaryu1]

not really, but on my 3hp briggs (ihave lots of probs with it) the oil cap was leaking and was cracked.

 

[Petebre]

Sounds like you need to replace the sump gasket but first check and make sure all bolts are tight.

 

[tecumseh10]

Thanks- I'll give that a try!