This was most definetly caused by the stuck float. The excessive fuel seeps past the rings and into the oil. Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: "D. Dardalis" <dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 11:00 AM Subject: IML: one more thing! > On the prior adventure, forgot to mention. After I got the car driveable > again, I drove around the block. I noticed the (stock) oil pressure gage > was sitting about where it sits when the car is hot, even though the oil > was certainly close to cold. I checked the oil, and the level was at least > half a quart higher than where it was last time I checked. Also, it > smelled like gasoline. Could there be a connection between this and the > stuck carburetor float? > > Well, I had to toss 4.5 quarts of expensive Mobil 1. The Texas heat would > eventually boil the gas out of the oil, but I had probably 20% gasoline in > there! > > D^2 > > >