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Re: Your carb should NOT leak......Carb 101
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Posted by Ben in KY on February 03, 2004 at 11:12:02 from (192.76.82.90):
In Reply to: Your carb should NOT leak......Carb 101 posted by Scott on February 03, 2004 at 10:01:07:
I agree, I never turn off my gas petcock. If your carb leaks it is a fire hazard and your engine will probably not perform as it should. However, just because someone owns a vintage tractor doesn't mean that they know any repair procedures at all. How many of us have seen a posting like " My tractor won't start, what is wrong". Then there are those like my father in law who cobbles something up and says "that will work". This is ok for a temporary field fix, but these temporary fixes usually becomes permanent till the whole machine becomes a cobbled mess, and is declared a piece of junk, I then hear " I will never buy that brand again it is junk ". Oh well...
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