Little stinky things that are hiding inside of trikes. Some can be found with a quick inspection, others you'll likely only find after paying for them.
These are from a 185 engine.
What was snuck away under the drain plug/oil filter cover.
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If a small pebble found it's way inside the engine, this may have done something, but otherwise, a loose piece of wire from this cobbled mess could have done more harm than good.
In case you're wondering what the filter is supposed to look like, here a pic with one beside it.
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From the same machine, and freaking me out a little more about the condition of the engine.
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No, it's not a partially melted dipstick. It's bent that way because it was the WRONG dipstick, and was bottoming out inside the cover, forcing it into the current contorted state.
Wrong, as in too long, meaning if they were going by it, they were running the engine almost out of oil.
Correct one next to it.
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