Fuel in Crankcase
 

Help!
I have a cub cadet 1811 (recently purchased USED), and after mowing once I've found the crankcase full of fuel. It stopped running right, and after removing the air filter, and it started but fuel was shooting out the crankcase vent hose to the air filter. What would cause this? A stuck fuel float in the carb? After draining the oil, I think the engine was FULL of gas.
Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks

Sounds like a needle issue in the carb...it probably wouldn't hurt to rebuild the carb completely if you have it apart. Matt G just did a nice write up on it.

Jeff (teet)

You could also have a crack in the diaphragm of the Fuel Pump.

Pick up an adjustable carb to replace that Walbro POS that's on there, rebuild it (including new float), and replace the fuel pump and fuel lines. It'd also be a good idea to add an inline shutoff right before the fuel pump so you can shut off the gas without taking off the side panel. That will prevent this from happening again.

Make sure and put an inline fuel shutoff under the hood so you can turn if off after every use. This will help prevent future problems incase it takes a while to pinpoint the cause. Matt always types faster than me!

I do wonder who types and who pokes and pecks?:)


Scott

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