Suddenly stopped, fuel leaking from bottom part of carburetor

Before running again, check the oil. If over full, or not, there may be fuel in it. If so, drain, replace filter and oil. Remove plug and spin the engine. Plug may be wet and need to be replaced.
 
TLloyd said:
Craftsman T150, 46 inch riding mower, Hydrostatic, Briggs & Stratton19 HP.
Ran for about two hours, still mowing when it just suddenly stopped. No stuttering or anything, smooth till it just simply suddenly stopped running. Got off, looked around and didn’t see anything obvious. Turned the key, it would spin, but wouldn’t catch to start. An hour later, I went to look at it. I noticed the smell of gasoline so I checked over on the carburetor side and found some gasoline leaking. It appears to be coming from the bottom part of the carburetor and since there’s some electrical connection right there, I decided not to create a spark by trying to crank it.
What is wrong with this engine?
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Freddie21 said:
Before running again, check the oil. If over full, or not, there may be fuel in it. If so, drain, replace filter and oil. Remove plug and spin the engine. Plug may be wet and need to be replaced.
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Yes smell the oil dip stick for a fuel smell. If you smell gas ON the stick, STOP USING IT. Fix the carb then dump the oil a couple times.
 
My Craftsman T310, with Kohler KT735 stopped the same way, would not start, fuel dripping directly onto muffler. Had a friend tow it to the garage, removed shroud, removed fuel line from carb.
Then I pulled the spark plugs and found fuel in the right cylinder. The engine would turn over then so I cranked it and fuel blew out of the cylinders. I drained the oil, removed the filter. I checked
the carb float and valve but didn't find anything or any sort of debris. I ordered the kit for the engine and let the machine set idle for a week.
I added a fuel cut-off to the fuel line, new oil filter, fresh oil and cranked it up. It seems to run as new. I will put an hour on the oil and filter and then renew both to make sure that the contaminant
is cleaned out.
Sorry to be so longwinded but this may help someone with same problem.
Thanks everyone: let's keep learning with the help of others.
 
gbrewer said:
My Craftsman T310, with Kohler KT735 stopped the same way, would not start, fuel dripping directly onto muffler. Had a friend tow it to the garage, removed shroud, removed fuel line from carb.
Then I pulled the spark plugs and found fuel in the right cylinder. The engine would turn over then so I cranked it and fuel blew out of the cylinders. I drained the oil, removed the filter. I checked
the carb float and valve but didn't find anything or any sort of debris. I ordered the kit for the engine and let the machine set idle for a week.
I added a fuel cut-off to the fuel line, new oil filter, fresh oil and cranked it up. It seems to run as new. I will put an hour on the oil and filter and then renew both to make sure that the contaminant
is cleaned out.
Sorry to be so longwinded but this may help someone with same problem.
Thanks everyone: let's keep learning with the help of others.
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Thanks. My problem was the fuel shut off solenoid. Replaced it ($8) and got rid of that problem.
 
TLloyd said:
Thanks. My problem was the fuel shut off solenoid. Replaced it ($8) and got rid of that problem.
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Just to be wordage precise, that should be, the after-fire solenoid. Stops fuel from flowing into the main jet getting sucked into the engine with no spark hitting that hot muffler going BANG!!

Glad she is running again.
 
Hello S.,

The wording for this simple solenoid has been a debated jumble since these came out years ago. Between the P-C types being "perfectionists" and DIYs throwing in their half-wit phrases (slang) it has created a lot of confusion and calamity.
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Auto Doc's said:
Hello S.,

The wording for this simple solenoid has been a debated jumble since these came out year ago. Between the P-C types being "perfectionists" and DIYs throwing in their half-wit phrases (slang) it has created a lot of confusion and calamity.
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And it doesn't help when there is a large misconception on how and what is actually does.
 
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