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**Basementgeek** · 05-19-2009, 06:23 AM

Hi and welcome to the forum

It could one or both. It depends on what the person did in the way of maintenance and naturally the age. Maybe a bad crank case breather valve

Here the B/S web page:

http://www.briggsandstratton.com/mai...nual_and_more/

Some times using a straight weight oil, like 40w, will slow the engine oil burn rate.

BG

05-19-2009, 06:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
Basementgeek Moderator, Home Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Central Ohio, USA Posts: 1,517 OS: XP Pro SP2/Vista Ultimate SP2 Blog Entries: 3	Re: 5h Briggs burning oil like crazy Hi and welcome to the forum It could one or both. It depends on what the person did in the way of maintenance and naturally the age. Maybe a bad crank case breather valve Here the B/S web page: http://www.briggsandstratton.com/mai...nual_and_more/ Some times using a straight weight oil, like 40w, will slow the engine oil burn rate. BG __________________ Donating to the forum keeps TSF free for all. Proud member of ASAP