They are known for doing that, can you install a shut off valve in the fuel line somewhere?
Sure is quiet in here....do I need to start a fight?
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They are known for doing that, can you install a shut off valve in the fuel line somewhere?
They get that way over time, the gravity feed just seems to seep past the needle and nothing but a new carb or a petcock will fix it. Petcock is cheaper and most every mower/tractor will need one eventually.
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im STILL laughing about Jon and Marc.......now THAT was funny.
hope everyone is doing well. been a busy week here. A wise man once told me, "dont show em all your skills, once they know what you can do, theyll use it!" well i guess i picked things up a little quicker than they thought....when my boss asked friday how things were going and if i thought training was going at a good pace, i didnt realize by saying "yeah" that meant crank it to 11!
hope everyone is doing well. been a busy week here. A wise man once told me, "dont show em all your skills, once they know what you can do, theyll use it!" well i guess i picked things up a little quicker than they thought....when my boss asked friday how things were going and if i thought training was going at a good pace, i didnt realize by saying "yeah" that meant crank it to 11!
Yep , my ATV did that over the winter just sitting there. Gas tank is empty ! And the carb is plugged ! Guess I get to tear into that too now !
Forgot to shut the fuel off when I parked it ! :bang:
Yep , yer done ! :msp_w00t:
I can put a shut off inline
The tank is on the back under the seat
$50 for the rebuild kit
It is gettin entirely to much fuel
Backfiring through exhaust and carb
Hopefully all the fuel in the oil didn't pork the engine
Sure hope ! Them motors are very pricey !
Jimmy in NC
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Drain it, refill it, run it to get it hot (under full load) for an hour or two and you'll be good to go. No worries there Adam. 80% of the small engine stuff that comes through my door is that way. Unless you ran it hours and hours and hours that way, it'll be fine.
Got a not so fun job to do ASAP. Put a drive belt on that mower I traded for wood. Did it 2 years ago,what a PITA that was !
But I have close to enough wood for this winter already ! LOL
But I have close to enough wood for this winter already ! LOL
If the engine has not exploded the oil pan then not likely much if any damage done. Just take the carb apart and clean it up real good, forget the kit unless you find you need it, we cleaned carbs lots of times without a kit. Just have a container of gasoline handy and toss any rubber type parts into the gas, they won`t shrink or expand as long as they are in gas.
Jimmy in NC
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Is it one of the mowers with a F - N - R transmission and the 5/6/7 speed variator? Those are the worst to put on in my opinion.
I've got all the wood I need for the next 30 years.. if we stay where we are... :msp_angry: Can't wait to have a house with a wood burner to offset the heating bill.
Time to go fire up the MS250,then back to more funner stuff ! LOL
What type of carb does this mower have on it, I likely worked on one or more or I can look it up to see what`s involved. Does it have a steel cup on the bottom for a fuel bowl?
Gonna get me one of them and sell off all my other saws!!
You don't think I need a kit then?
I have to go get torx sockets to disassemble it
Just a plain ol hydro trans. John Deere of some kind ? Just all the stuff you have to take off to get to it !
Yea , and my farts don't stink ! :msp_w00t:
Just remove the steel bowl, toss the rubber/gasket ring in some gas. The main jet is right in the bottom of the center tube, most times it gets junk in the jet right near the bottom. If it has a hole/passage in from either side then look there for an obstruction. Remove and clean the needle and seat, reassemble and give it a try. That`s all we had to do to hundreds of carbs on mowers/ lawn tractors and tillers.
I have to run for now but will pick up again this evening.
