Re: Leaky Carb

Posted by the tractor vet on March 20, 2006 at 08:45:56 from (66.202.111.11):

In Reply to: Leaky Carb posted by PurduePete on March 20, 2006 at 08:09:55:

Dependes here if it is a steady drip all the time then yes you have a problem but if it is a couple of drops after you shut the engine down and you get a couple of wet spots on the floor or dirt then this is normal as when the engine is shut down fuel that is on it's way up the intake stops going up it comes down and it will drip out the weep hole in the bottom of the carb . and it will drip for a bit . Now if it is makeing a big puddel then the neddel valve is not stopen the fuel flow from the tank to the float bowl and either there is dirt getting trapped under the neddel valve and seat or the float is not adjusted correctly or the float has a crack in it and has gas inside of it and is setting on the bottom and alowen the fuel to run free . So first you have to figure out what where the problem is . A lot of times i have found that the littel screen in the bottom of the sediment bowl is missing and there for small pices of dirt will hold the neddel valve open cure for this is get a new screen and clean the fuel tank out and install the screen as this will keep what dirt you did not get out of the tank from getting to the carb. next pull the carb and take it apart and clean it in carb cleaner if you do not feel that this is something that you can do well then take it to some old fart that has been there and done that before and knows what he is doing . Next get a I T manual and read up on just how to remove and replace the carb before you break something or put it on wrong and not get the tab in the correct place and have the engine run away because it was stuck in the full throttel posision .

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