Engine fills with fuel

[mowatty]

hello everybody!

I am a newbee here with a problem. i gather that happens a lot. i have lurked on this site many times before joining. i have the app on my iPod for over two years. you all seem to be friendly and reliable.

i have a Craftsman YT3000 with the 21 hp briggs single cylinder. bought it new a little less than 2 yrs ago. installed a fuel cutoff valve right away and shut down by cutting fuel to motor. i did that a couple of days ago and heard gurgling when i went to restart. i always start with choke unless engine is still hot. this time i used choke when probably still warm and the cylinder filled with gas. it would not crank - hydraulic block, i'm guessing. rotated the cylinder and heard fuel drain--into muffler, i hope not crankcase. fuel also came out of air filter. i shut off the fuel and let sit for awhile to evaporate--over a day or two.

just went out to try starting, turn fuel on and heard gurgling--same thing. Have i got something stuck in the carb somewhere--obviously!? anybody had this happen and what's the fix. i have really terrible luck with gas mowers.

thanks and glad to be here

 

[gfp55]

There are lot of threads on that topic, use the search box and there will be an answer for you.

 

[BlazNT]

Needle valve is stuck open. Clean carb
Down and dirty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBL-BUj0c6E
More technical: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAk_WDt3AD8

 

[7394]

After carb clean, make sure you drain the gas/mixed oil outta the engine & replace with new Oil & filter.. And it wouldn't even hurt to do it again after one use..

 

[mowatty]

Thanks for the links and advice. I know what I'll be doing later on. Thanks again. Let you know what I learn.

 

[hrdman2luv]

After carb clean, make sure you drain the gas/mixed oil outta the engine & replace with new Oil & filter.. And it wouldn't even hurt to do it again after one use..

After mine filled with gas, I changed the oil. Ran it for about 10 minutes then changed it again. I let it run for about 30 minutes, and changed it again... Mine doesn't have an oil filter. So it wasn't very expensive. But none the less, even if I'd had a filter, it would've been a lot cheaper than to replace/rebuild the engine...

 

[7394]

After mine filled with gas, I changed the oil. Ran it for about 10 minutes then changed it again. I let it run for about 30 minutes, and changed it again... Mine doesn't have an oil filter. So it wasn't very expensive. But none the less, even if I'd had a filter, it would've been a lot cheaper than to replace/rebuild the engine...

That's better yet.. Oil is cheap compared to engines.. :thumbsup: