Tim: the other day I laid my Honda 4-stroke on the dock on the wrong side. I noticed it immediately and turned it over but in the 8 seconds or so, oil leaked into the cylinder. I stood it up and found there was no oil showing in the sightglass. Oops! I took the motor to the house and drained the oil, measuring the amount. It was an ounce low. I then proceded to remove the plug and hand cycled the piston to "pump" any oil out of the cylinder. I then filled the crankcase with the proper quantity of fresh oil and fired her up on the stand. honda 2 HP's are air-cooled so you can run them out of the water. after a minute of smokey exhaust, the exhaust ran clear and the problem was solved. I will be a lot more careful in the future when laying the motor down to make sure that it is on the correct side. Don Ludlow M-15 #620 Sweet Dream