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I was looking at the top of the motor but yep those diaphragms do fail. Mark

Unless you had a stuck float or a needle and seat issue with the carb there is no way to dump enough gas into the oil to be noticeable. Any gas in the oil will go away as soon as the engine reaches temperature. I know I am dating myself but gasoline was once used to cut the old stright weight...

Replace it and when you have it out try to blow through it. I'm sure it needs to be changed anyway and you can cross it off the list. Mark

Was just thinking the same thing. Truck sat and then started to be used and garbage from the tank makes a mess of things. Mark

Well you need to start doing some detective work. Pull the dist cap and check the points if good lube the shaft and set the points for .018". Next disconnect one of the spark plug wires and with a spare plug see it you are getting a hot spark (running) so you know the coil is ok. How long has...

Carb needs to be rebuilt is a very likely cause for the problem if it has been sitting. I had a 51 M42 and went down the same road. Mark