Hi Dale,
Thanks for using the Answer Army to post your questions.
This issue could have been caused by any numbers of issues, however the most likely cause would have been too lean a fuel to air mixture caused by an air leak in the fuel lines or some other gasket or in the crank seals themselves, this could also have been caused by a clogged fuel filter, or an out of adjustment carburetor. When this happens and there is too little fuel to air it causes several things to happen causing the failure there is less oil and fuel to cool and lubricate the piston and cylinder and the engine speeds up considerably. Unfortunately on account of the age of this unit no warranty or goodwill consideration can be made at this time.
Hi Dale,
Thanks for using the Answer Army to post your questions.
This issue could have been caused by any numbers of issues, however the most likely cause would have been too lean a fuel to air mixture caused by an air leak in the fuel lines or some other gasket or in the crank seals themselves, this could also have been caused by a clogged fuel filter, or an out of adjustment carburetor. When this happens and there is too little fuel to air it causes several things to happen causing the failure there is less oil and fuel to cool and lubricate the piston and cylinder and the engine speeds up considerably. Unfortunately on account of the age of this unit no warranty or goodwill consideration can be made at this time.