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Lawn Mower Repair Question menunet 07-04-2006
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Posted by on July 4, 2006, 2:20 pm
I have a 6 yr old Sears Poulon Pro 22"/w a 6hp B&S Quantum. Anyway I
just rebuilt the carberator on it. I put the complete B&S carb kit on
it. My problem is, it works great for a little while, but after it sits
for a little while, something happens with the float or float needle
and the thing starts leaking gas out of the throat until it emptys my
tank. Its one of those kind with the primer bulb. I'm using clean
freash gas and a clean tank. I've taken it apart a second time. After
putting it back together, being very carefull with assembly of needle
and float, same senario? I've already ruined two new air filters with
gas soaking into them and they aren't cheap.


Posted by digitalmaster on July 4, 2006, 2:44 pm

>I have a 6 yr old Sears Poulon Pro 22"/w a 6hp B&S Quantum. Anyway I
> just rebuilt the carberator on it. I put the complete B&S carb kit on
> it. My problem is, it works great for a little while, but after it sits
> for a little while, something happens with the float or float needle
> and the thing starts leaking gas out of the throat until it emptys my
> tank. Its one of those kind with the primer bulb. I'm using clean
> freash gas and a clean tank. I've taken it apart a second time. After
> putting it back together, being very carefull with assembly of needle
> and float, same senario? I've already ruined two new air filters with
> gas soaking into them and they aren't cheap.
>
you may need to adjust the float since it is not shutting off the fuel when
the bowl gets full.Usually you will bend up the tab that the needle rests a
little bit to seat the needle sooner.



Posted by on July 4, 2006, 4:12 pm

digitalmaster wrote:
> >I have a 6 yr old Sears Poulon Pro 22"/w a 6hp B&S Quantum. Anyway I
> > just rebuilt the carberator on it. I put the complete B&S carb kit on
> > it. My problem is, it works great for a little while, but after it sits
> > for a little while, something happens with the float or float needle
> > and the thing starts leaking gas out of the throat until it emptys my
> > tank. Its one of those kind with the primer bulb. I'm using clean
> > freash gas and a clean tank. I've taken it apart a second time. After
> > putting it back together, being very carefull with assembly of needle
> > and float, same senario? I've already ruined two new air filters with
> > gas soaking into them and they aren't cheap.
> >
> you may need to adjust the float since it is not shutting off the fuel when
> the bowl gets full.Usually you will bend up the tab that the needle rests a
> little bit to seat the needle sooner.

Thanks D.M., I Think that did the trick. I know when I rebuilt the carb
on my 52 Ford 8N, the kit came with a ruler that you measured the
float. Idon't know I I didn't think of that before?


Posted by C & E on July 5, 2006, 9:25 am

>
> digitalmaster wrote:
>> >I have a 6 yr old Sears Poulon Pro 22"/w a 6hp B&S Quantum. Anyway I
>> > just rebuilt the carberator on it. I put the complete B&S carb kit on
>> > it. My problem is, it works great for a little while, but after it sits
>> > for a little while, something happens with the float or float needle
>> > and the thing starts leaking gas out of the throat until it emptys my
>> > tank. Its one of those kind with the primer bulb. I'm using clean
>> > freash gas and a clean tank. I've taken it apart a second time. After
>> > putting it back together, being very carefull with assembly of needle
>> > and float, same senario? I've already ruined two new air filters with
>> > gas soaking into them and they aren't cheap.
>> >
>> you may need to adjust the float since it is not shutting off the fuel
>> when
>> the bowl gets full.Usually you will bend up the tab that the needle rests
>> a
>> little bit to seat the needle sooner.
>
> Thanks D.M., I Think that did the trick. I know when I rebuilt the carb
> on my 52 Ford 8N, the kit came with a ruler that you measured the
> float. Idon't know I I didn't think of that before?
>
Excellent! But, if you find that it doesn't quite do the trick check your
float to be sure that no gas has migrated into it. Just shake it and you
will be able to hear any liquid inside.



Posted by Stormin Mormon on July 5, 2006, 8:41 am
Since you didn't ask a question, I will only agree with you. Yep,
sounds like you have leaky gasoline.

--

Christopher A. Young
You can't shout down a troll.
You have to starve them.
.

I have a 6 yr old Sears Poulon Pro 22"/w a 6hp B&S Quantum. Anyway I
just rebuilt the carberator on it. I put the complete B&S carb kit on
it. My problem is, it works great for a little while, but after it
sits
for a little while, something happens with the float or float needle
and the thing starts leaking gas out of the throat until it emptys my
tank. Its one of those kind with the primer bulb. I'm using clean
freash gas and a clean tank. I've taken it apart a second time. After
putting it back together, being very carefull with assembly of needle
and float, same senario? I've already ruined two new air filters with
gas soaking into them and they aren't cheap.



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