My Twenty Two starts fine and doesn't start blowing specks of oil out the exhaust until it has run for two or three minutes. Then the specks cover everything.
Two head bolts at number one were loose and it was losing oil from between the head and the block at the number one cylinder.
When I pull the spark plugs, number one is oily.
I thought the rings in number one had not seated since this hasn't been run in 15 years. Is it possible the oil is coming from a blown head gasket at number one and just dumping into the cylinder. I torqued all head bolts to 80 lbs per sq in. It ran better, but it won't quit blowing oil. It has pretty well stopped leaking oil from between the head and block, but not completely.
If it is a blown head gasket, where can I get one? I've tried several sources and have had no luck so far.

If the head gasket was bad you would more than likely get water going into the cyl. not oil.It sounds if you are getting a plug being fowled that it possibly is stuck rings or broken rings on that cyl. piston.On diesels if slobbering is a problem then working them under a full load as possible for a half a day usually will correct it if its just glazed cylinder walls and not worn but it sounds as I stated that it,s possibly ring problem on that cyl.The cause on diesels to slobber is usually idling too much or too light a load on the tractor for extended lengths of time.

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Thanks. I was afraid the rings hadn't seated. I don't think this engine has seen a load on it in my lifetime. About all it's done is idle for show. I'll try running it in the back lot with a load and see what happens.
Thanks for the help.

Like SJ has indicated rings could be a problem and a load would help that. There are a lot of other things that it could be though. You might have a bad plug wire or spark plug. Those are easy to check. The last thing I would look at if everything else checks out would be the valve guide That can easily be checked when you have the head off for the head gasket. I would be curious to know if it smokes at all and what color.

Great ideas. Thanks. This is a gas engine, not a diesel, but the same theory may apply. It was supposed to be a rebuilt engine when I got, but you know how that goes, one man's rebuild is another man's paint job.
I'm going to find something heavy to drag around the lot for awhile and see if that helps.
I'm also going to check the sparkplug, wire, and connections.
I'll try a little Rislone in it and see if that helps. If nothing helps, I'll tear it down and see what it looks like inside.
If I do have to tear it down for an inframe, who should I look to for parts?
It's a hobby and it's all enjoyable, right?
Thanks guys.

There are several sources for parts. We can help you with that when you get to that point. Try the ideas suggested here. Hopefully it is something easy (and cheap). Have a good one!!

Before you take it a part check you fual pump. If it's going bad it will suck oil. Just something to check. Mine did this in a big way. Rick

This is gas and gravity feed. No fuel pump.
I ran it hard today. Still static, no movement, but I put a blanket in front of the radiator to get it over 130 degrees. I put Rislone in the oil and ran it at full throttle for two hours.
Blowing oil seems to have stopped. It runs a lot better.
I'm going to take it to my old farm, hook onto a big tree stump and drive it around in the fields for awihle and see if a big load helps. Can't hurt. It seems to love a little work.
So far, the harder it works, the happier it is.

hello bgates ,another area were you can get oil from is if you use a to lite of oil in the oil bath on the air cleaner ,the books says use sump oil in there when you do a oil change ,another is if someone has turned the oil pump up to high ,it will flood the rocker cover causing oil to run down the valve stem guides if they are worn .
(to lite of oil get lifted up with the air into the intake)
bruce oz