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Turns out when I disassembled it the spring steel that engaged the detents was broken. So thank you!

At replacing the lever as it sounds like the detents are badly worn.

it is still going to leak excess fuel into the engine as it runs, The engine may burn it and spit any unburned out the exhaust, but the...

The float is going to leak anytime fuel is reaching it. If the engine is off, it fills the cylinder(s) and drips down into the...

Hello J., In reference to the pushrods, they look normal. Everything I am reading points to a defective carburetor leaking fuel into...

I'm missing something, my transmission as I'm mowing increases speed. I start at slow speed and the lever creeps to faster and faster...

So you are saying that the fuel shut off valve isn't sufficient to stop fuel from leaking by, I did replace the gaskets in the carb, I...

Hey y'all, new to this group. We were full time Rv'rs sold our stick and brick in 21 in Michigan. Now full time resident of Florida. I...

Strange one you need to be aware of on that carb. You also need to replace the upper old gasket on that Nikki carb. Trying to reuse the...

The day I originally fueled it up and got it running, when I was done shut it down, it backfired when I shut it down, so I'm assuming it...

Thank you,I know the carb is in rough shape. I did clean it as best I could new float valve, it was gunked up from sitting for 10 years...

Since it hydrolocked, need to check the carb, starting with the float/valve. The solenoid is to slow/stop afterrun/dieseling. If it's...

Ilengine, thank you! I think we've discovered what is going on! Crankcase is overfilled, I will drain and I've put a fuel shutoff on the...

The bottom push rod is aluminum and the top one is steel Unless the aluminum push rod has a groove worn into that shiny area I would...

Ok Thank you. So it appears maybe I have a bad push rod I thought they should be the same, the exhaust has balls on the tip the intake...