G22 Smoking

[MD Acres]

I recently got a G22 with a lift kit, the cart would hesitate bad and backfire
with the choke always having to be pulled out to run.

I took the airbox out removed carb and cleaned it out the jets were clogged with dirt etc (cleaned seafoam spray)

Spayed some of the seafoam spray in intake while engine cranking

Put it all back together and was running much better, still had to work chock
a little, after running a bit the cart started blowing white smoke from bottom out of muffler I assume

Any idea how to stop this and how to fix situation ?? Its running much better
except smoke issue and did not backfire

[TheNewGuy]

It may just be burning out the seafoam ?

[CP241]

First, check and make sure the oil is not overfilled. too much oil and they will smoke.

Replace the spark plug so it's good and clean, and if it's runnig better just run it! one of 2 things will happen. Either... It is something smoking from residual seafoam, dirt, or whatever and it will burn itself off and be fine. or... smoking will get worse and it's burning oil and needs a rebuild.

As long as you don't run it OUT of oil, no harm in having it smoke like a train. It's when you don't watch the oil level, and run it low/out of oil that bad things happen and you won't be rebuilding that motor.

My old yamaha G9 was smoking like a train. Always ran great, no problems at all, textbook perfect compression even... it just smoked BAD. Eventually I rebuilt it and it's been fine ever since.

[1arunem]

If lifted, the mark on the stick may be showing the oil is lower than it really is. One quart only..

[CP241]

Originally Posted by 1arunem

If lifted, the mark on the stick may be showing the oil is lower than it really is. One quart only..

Good point. IF it's to the "Full" line on the dipstick then it's definitely overfilled.