Water in oil--will it separate on its own?

Why not just change it, it probably only holds like a liter of oil anyway and more or less any oil will be fine. I'd use some Supertech oils you guys have for like 5 bucks a gallon.
I probably will. Holds half liter or so, not a lot. I figure, the engine is likely already damaged and not long for the world (I should think about finding a new head gasket and what torque to use on the head bolts).
 
Been a week, so it takes a while (if ever). Clear water on the bottom, so some has fallen out.
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I think this is what did it in--the vent line rotted off and water got into the carb, eventually making its way into the engine.
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Couple years ago I parked my snowblower outside in the woods, uncovered. Following winter engine was seized so I left it alone for a couple of years... today I dragged it out and got the motor unstuck. Oil level was high, which told me it had water in the oil; I should have emptied first, but it's a bit of a pain and I didn't want to mess with it until I knew if it'd run. Got it to run off brake cleaner so I did change the oil. Lovely milkshake came out... ugh. [Somehow I'm missing a carb piece that I never removed. New carb in the mail but it won't get here until tomorrow.]

I have it sitting in a clear container and it may have separated a bit over a few hours... wondering if I just wait long enough, if I can somehow separate the two, slowly decant off?

Not sure when hazardous waste day rolls around, and it's a small amount, so it can go then. Just not sure if I can make it go away sooner than that.
No one will accuse you of over-caring for your OPE.
 
No one will accuse you of over-caring for your OPE.
Nope. I figure, OPE is cheaper than a shed.

FTR, it still hasn't separated as much as I'd like--plenty of clear water at the bottom, and milkshake above it.
 
The only way it will separate is through evaporation of the water. After a short trip In the winter I used to routinely remove the oil filler on an air cooled engine to find mayonnaise was visibly present in the filler neck but by letting the hot engine breath properly it was gone by morning. So heating your mixture would eventually drive off the water not that I think it's worth doing.
 
Sounds like finally a case for a couple oz of seafoam and some 15w40 maybe 2x run and change should do it. IIRC it has some alcohol to scavenge some of the water in there. OTW I think the stuff is garbage.

I don't have a garage either, but there is a door in the stockade fencing panels under my front porch and I roll the puppy under there.

Have been having issues with rodents nesting right in the governor linkage! Chonda engine is shrouded and packaged too tightly.

Then dirty fuel from the gas station plugging up the "unserviceable" undersized fuel filter. They must not replace their final filters - and they are torn letting garbage through.
This is a new-ish $1400- machine that has been very problematic.
 
Nope. I figure, OPE is cheaper than a shed.

FTR, it still hasn't separated as much as I'd like--plenty of clear water at the bottom, and milkshake above it.
Might be cheaper to hire a neighborhood kid to shovel drive or walk. I think I got $1 or $2 to shovel walk and maybe $5 or $10 to shovel a drive. Prices may have risen slightly since the mid 1960s.
 
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Might be cheaper to hire a neighborhood kid to shovel drive or walk. I think I got $1 or $2 to shovel walk and maybe $5 or $10 to shovel a drive. Prices may have risen slightly since the mid 1960s.
I think the neighbor has kids, otherwise it's a mile or more to the nearest one.

'tis not an issue. Wife and I are mid to late 40's, so shoveling our 100' long driveway isn't an issue. We usually do that, unless if it's one of those wet/heavy snows. I keep my 4 wheel parked next to the house in winter as it's got a little plow--but boy is that nice on that slushy stuff.

This snowblower was a freebie from the transfer station. Bad motor, so I did a repower, and then I had two snowblowers. Then I moved, got the 4 wheeler, which came with a plow. This snowblower is a backup to the plow which is a backup to shoveling.
 
Nope. I figure, OPE is cheaper than a shed.

FTR, it still hasn't separated as much as I'd like--plenty of clear water at the bottom, and milkshake above it.
Pour 1/2 gallon of gas through the crankcase to flush it out? Then leave the cap open for a week to evaporate?
 
Pour 1/2 gallon of gas through the crankcase to flush it out? Then leave the cap open for a week to evaporate?
I could do that, but, I was referring to the oil what was in the jug, that I already drained out. After running the motor I saw little left in the oil.
 
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