[john hall]

Thought about posting under the Onan section but there isn't much traffic there. Figured this may also apply to some of the later Cadets with Kohlers. Anyway if the moderators decide it needs to be moved, no problem here.

On to my problem. My 982 uses a little bit of oil, not enough to smoke, just needs topping off after running for an hour or so. We always check the oil before using. When I saw it was slightly over full, I knew I had trouble. You could really smell the gas when I drained it. I installed a fuel filter a couple months back ahead of the fuel pump. I pulled the top of the carb and found a little bit of debris, really small stuff. Do you suppose it got by the filter or is something in the pump turning loose? The fuel lines are new. Cleaned the carb out and have run it for about an hour. We also installed a fuel shut off after the filter. Dad was the last to use it before I found this problem. Don't know if he left the gas on one day or not. Is it possible the engine is running too rich (or the needle not sealing) and not smoking but allowing the fuel to go by the rings, or is this just a case of we left the fuel valve on and the needle wasn't sealing?