Got my Snapper riding mower model snlt125g38ab fixed not even two weeks ago. It was smoking and leaking oil and eventually wouldn't run. The repair shop lady wouldn't listen to my complaint fully and said "we'll fix it". Start it up for the first time today, mowed the lawn and at the end notice it smoking again, oil is making bubbling sounds. An hour later all the gas spills out followed by the oil. This is what the repairmen did: found fuel leaked into cylinder.cleaned out top of cylinder, replaced fouled spark plug, removed and cleaned carb assembly, drained/cleaned fuel tank/ replaced missing gasket. total cost 400 dollars for one mowing. Can anyone help point out what they missed or might have done wrong?
Repairs snapper mower still smoking and leaking
- Thread starter mariasb
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What they missed was the brains to fix it right the first time.
Call them and be very nice ( I would go down there mad) Let them know they did not fix anything that it does the same thing.
$400 and it is not fixed they need to make things right and not over charge you again
Check your oil does it have gas in it?
(( racing is the only sport that you need two balls ))
Nada. Wouldn't budge. Can't post publicly but the owner blamed the tractor owner for the problem. Manager started yelling at me (how unprofessional). I left in disgust. Is there any way to talk privately. I really believe these people do this to more than just me. I believe the carb was not cleaned properly and that a stop valve whatever you call it should have been installed to stop the gas from leaking into the oil. Yes there was gas in the oil. Gas everywhere. The house smelled like gas for a day and a half. Some fix up job. This person has been sued and lost twice. I didn't want to go there in the first place but it wasn't my tractor.