"Eric" <say.no@spam.now> wrote in message news:43EEB047.9DC84141@spam.now...
> Michael Pardee wrote:
>>
>> "Pablo" <plongson@cox.net> wrote in message
>> news:1139514414.977845.131730@g44g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>> > To raise the oil level is a LOT of fuel in the oil. It is unlikely that
>> > it is entering via a cylinder. I don't know what year you are talking
>> > about, but if it is older and the FP is mounted on the engine, look for
>> > a bad diaphram on the fuel pump. Could be entering there...
>> >
>> That's my thought. If it isn't a bad fuel pump (as you describe) the
>> engine should be running mighty badly to dump that much fuel past the
>> rings.
>>
>> Once the problem is found and fixed an oil change is definitely in order.
>> I've heard the argument that the oil will still work okay with a lot of
>> fuel in it and the fuel will gradually burn off through the PCV valve but
>> I don't see the point in letting it go.
>>
>
> That doesn't sound like a valid argument to me. The excess fuel will
> function as a solvent thinning the oil and reducing its lubrication
> effectiveness. If the original poster's car is carbureted, then it could
> be
> that the carburetor is flooding. This would be the first thing that I
> would
> check.
>
> Eric

Dunno - I've had float valves jam and flood the engine so it wouldn't run
and still not reach the point where it was obvious in the oil. A bad
engine-mounted fuel pump can add a steady stream of gasoline. If the engine
has been running okay the fuel pump is the way to go.

Mike