Why is my Craftsman snowblower smoking?

The snow thrower could be smoking for a few reasons, including the snow thrower is started or operated at an angle, or the oil leaked into the cylinder. If the snow thrower was started or operated at an angle or on its side, oil may have leaked into the cylinder.Click to see full answer. Considering this, why is my snowblower smoking?Typically, black smoke will be a fuel problem and white smoke will be an oil problem. If the machine had fuel in the tank while in transit from the store to your home; that could have caused some fuel to seep into the head and now the engine is smoking while it burns that off. why does white smoke come out of lawn mower? Mower tipped over is the most common reason for white smoke. Usually, the customer turns over the mower to clean the deck or unclog the chute. This allows oil to enter the cylinder, and when the mower is restarted, the oil burns and turns your yard into a 70s disco. Sometimes oil will also leak from the muffler. In respect to this, why is my Craftsman lawn mower smoking? Craftsman Lawn mower smoking. If the lawn mower engine produces black smoke, this indicates that the carburetor is getting too much fuel (or “running rich”). If the carburetor float is stuck open, the engine will get too much fuel. If the carburetor float is stuck open, the engine will get too much fuelWhat happens if I put too much oil in my snowblower?When an engine is over filled with oil, it could be pushed out the crankcase breather. This does not harm the engine but will make a mess and could cause the engine to smoke if the breather is connected to the intake system. The breather usually is not connected to the on a snow blower.