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14.5 briggs problem oil is in my gas? how can i fix it?

i have a yard machine riding mower,began to mow starting smoking extremely bad, then quit.wont start notice there is oil mix in with the gas.carb could be leaking? OR SOMETHING ELSE? please help. thank you ACE
ace, April 2008
Oil mixing with the fuel - have you put two stroke mixture in by mistake? Black smoke means that the mixture is too rich - maybe because the choke is stuck on...blue smoke is oil burning, maybe due to the sump being overfilled - unless your engine has just suffered catastrophic damage, of course.

John, April 2008
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