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Old Apr 20, 2008, 12:56 PM
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troy built leaking gas into oil

troy built riding mower leaks all the gas fron tank into oil while the mower is not being used

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Old Apr 20, 2008, 02:14 PM   #2  
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You need to flush your fuel tank, fuel lines, change the fuel filter, and clean the carb. Then you need to remove the spark plug, (with wire taped up and away from cylinder head), and turn engine over to remove excess from the cylinder. Then crank for about three minutes, drain oil, do the same thing with the spark plug again. then put in fresh oil. you may want to add an inline fuel shut off and USE it when not using the unit. what happened is that a microscopic piece of trash is holding the needle vavle open, flooding the carb, then flooding the crankcase.

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kenridge921 agrees: makes sense, i will add the recommended fuel line cut-off valve
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