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Thank you for the replies. I'm a student pilot and doing transition training so we're doing a lot of work in the pattern, and that involves power-off approaches and idling along on the taxiways. The plumbing has been checked and found correct. I spoke with a guy at an engine shop today...

Hi All--new member here: I recently purchased a 1940 Luscombe 8A with less than 100 hrs. SMOH, but the overhaul was way back in 2012(!!). The plane flies great, but we've been dealing with oil fouling and sometimes oil leaking from the airbox below the carb. after shutdown. Here are the...