I RECENTLY SOLD A SCOTTS RIDER WITH THE 18 HP OHV BRIGGS ENGINE. THE BUYER BROUGHT IT BACK AND SAID THAT IT STATTED SMOKING AND MISSING SO I ASSUMED THAT IT HAD BLOWN THE NEW HEAD GASKET THAT I HAD INSTALLED. I CHECKED TOE DIPSTICK TO SEE HOW MUCH OIL IT HAD AND IT SMELLED LIKE GAS AND WHEN I PULLED THE HEAD THERE WAS RAW GAS IN THE CYLINDER. IS THERE ANY OTHER WAY FOR THIS TO HAPPEN OTHER THAN HIM PUTTING GAS IN THE OIL FILL TUBE ? I CAN'T THINK OF ANOTHER WAY FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. THANKS GUYS.
GAS IN OIL
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Yes, the problem is a bad float needle valve. Fix is to remove the carb, give it a good cleaning, install a new float needle and seat and reinstall. Should fix your problem. Have seen this hundreds of times and I would also start using non-ethanol fuel.
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as stated above the carb needs cleaning (check float also to make sure its not full of fuel if it is replace it ) and a carb kit would be good as well as the seat is probably worn and letting fuel leak by it ...I would also put a inline fuel shut off valve to prevent this from happening again
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thats the first i have ever that one rivets ....I put them on all my machines even if i have redone the carb its a fail safe ..I have seen them fill the base after a carb job and blow a hole in the block when the fuel ignited ..Much rather have a fail safe then a blown motor plus they only cost 5 bucks a replacement engine cost a hell of allot more that's just my opinion tho
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They are good for us trailer guys our stuff bounces around a lot and its just better to shut off fuel doesn't use any time and only costs a couple dollars
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i do agree i put them on all my riders had a real nice JD it siphoned into the base i started it up and bang she went it was a Kawasaki 18hp twin since the i put shut offs on them :thumbsup:
Thanks for the info and it now makes sense. That's what I'll do then.
Thanks for the tip. This is what I'll do then.
Had this problem: apparently dog hair will get thru that red inline fuel filter and will hold the float needle open:laughing:
When i pulled the fuel filter off after i was wondering how the heck a piece of dog hair got inside the carb gas system it looked like a golden bristle brush! Musta taken years of free floating fur stuck to gas can neck or funnel or somehting to clog it haha
When i pulled the fuel filter off after i was wondering how the heck a piece of dog hair got inside the carb gas system it looked like a golden bristle brush! Musta taken years of free floating fur stuck to gas can neck or funnel or somehting to clog it haha