I had posted earlier about my Murray mower not starting, and you guys rightly suggested that the carburetor had leaked gas in the crankcase.
It ran great for a day, but I saw today that I'm again out of gas! When I left it with half a tank! And when I checked, my oil level was MUCH higher than I'd left it, so obviously the float is still hung open :-( I've cleaned it twice now, but the needle DOES look a little bent at the top so I guess I need to replace it.
The problem I'm having is that I can't find a part number. I've never worked on a lawnmower carburetor so I'm a bit hesitant to remove the whole thing, but I can replace the bowl, float, and needle easily enough. I haven't seen any jets or solenoid valve, though, so I'm a little lost on that...
Either way, it's a Murray, built in 2003, model number 309029X92NA.
Any guess on a part number for the needle? Failing that, a part number for the whole carburetor? I usually rely on ereplacementparts.com to help me find model numbers, but they don't have a carburetor listed for this model.
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Richie F
My old MTD did the same thing.
I installed a 1/4" inline fuel shut off valve.
Turn on when in use and off when done.
Also put carb cleaner in the gas tank which helped to clean internals of carb.
What are the numbers on the engine ?
From there you can find a rebuild kit for the carb.
The carburettor is an engine part, not a mower part so we need to get the model type & code numbers of the engine.
They should be stamped into the blower housing above the spark plug or rocker cover
