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Old 03-24-2010, 05:01 PM
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Default flooding carb on sons 86

my sons model 86 with a k181 and walbro carb on it after winter she started right up drove around for 45 min, then started flooding the carb with gas. took bowl off sprayed with carb cleaner reassembled tried again, again flooded till i cut the cut off..off.... next ill check the float see if it has a crack somehow in it anything else????
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Old 03-24-2010, 05:06 PM
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thanks bill, ill take the flaot off and spray it all out as well as check for cracks im guessing peice of grit or something cause she was runnin like a champ before that happaned.... but has a plastic float
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Old 03-25-2010, 11:29 AM
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I bought a 1650 that had "set for 8 years" and have beeN chasing gremlins for the last 5 months. So the latest one was, after installing the tiller, I made almost a full pass, (the first pass) and it refused to run.

After a trip to the barn to get some tools, I noticed fluid dripping! I pulled it apart and physically closed the float with my hand and turned on the gas. No drip! To me that signaled no crap in/on the needle so I shut off the fuel and removed the float and shook it. ALAS!!! My float had turned into a sink.

A quick shake will often indicate a leaking float quicker often than a good inspection as a pinhole or tiny crack may be difficult to find.

Good luck with your problem and HAPPY CUBBING!!

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Old 03-25-2010, 11:33 AM
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thanks man, ill be looking at it closer tomorrow as im off, going to pull the pin and check the float, then spray out the needle and seat with carb cleaner and see its flooding soo much im guessing either a piece of tank trash got caught up or couldn't imagine float just sudden got a hole and filled up but who knows ill post reply hopefully get her runnin again tomorrow sons driving me nuts to drive it, then back to my 70 ill go
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Old 03-25-2010, 06:40 PM
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my 169 float had a tiny hole in it somewhere and it filled up with gas. caused it to flood out. shouldnt be much crud from the tank in there because the the valve on the tank should have a little screen on it
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Old 03-26-2010, 12:05 PM
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ok removed the float shook it appears to be empty, removed needle blew out with carb cleaner opened gas line pushed up on float gas stopped re assembled bowl started right up drove around parked shut off looked carb was flooding out again WHAT THE HECK!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 03-26-2010, 12:32 PM
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Did you check the float level? Too high and you'll still have this issue.
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Old 03-26-2010, 12:58 PM
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GOT IT.. its the needle and seat ill pcik up a cab kit and rebuild her, disassembled the carb bowl again and bent the float needle up alittle re assembled runs ok, surges though but when its cut off theres not a drop leaked might try to re adjust the carb but she runs and dose not drip or flood
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Old 03-26-2010, 02:24 PM
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Glad you are getting it straightened out, dads70!
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Old 04-30-2010, 12:20 PM
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got a carb kit which i only needed the needle!!! for 42.00!! once i cleaned the bowl out and put the new needle in it she fired right up once the bowl filled and cut the yard like a champ, since i gave her to my 13yr old son this weekend ill teach him how to mow with her he has already changed her oil and greese it. will get some pics of it and my lil 70 over the weekend and post monday by noon, love these old gals
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