Model 12F702-0606-01 Code 9408095 Horsepower = 4
Has been in storage for years. Fired it up and lots of smoke came out of the muffler. It ran for a short while then died. Looked below the muffler and there was a small pool of dark oil. Checked the oil and it looks very clean. After several tries got the unit to fire up again. Same thing happened, lots of white smoke, oil dripping out of muffler, after several minutes I just shut it down.
Had been advised to let it run to burn off the oil, which I did while I proceeded to mow the back yard. Thought everything was okay. The next time I tried to start it, it fired up briefly, then it died rather rapidly. I tried it again, just a few sputters but nothing. I cannot even get it to fire now. Replaced the spark plug with one set to proper gap. Still nothing.
What can I do to troubleshoot this unit?
Also, does anyone know what the trick is to draining the oil?