Was changing the oil in the wife's Mazda. Pulled the filter off, but neglected to notice the o-ring on the filter decided to stay attached to the engine, not the filter. Put on the new filter, and got it hand-tight as normal. The double o-rings left a nice 1/4" gap all around the filter (!).
Added 5 new quarts of Castrol, sat in the driver's seat with the car still up on ramps, and started the engine. Heard an "unusual" gurgle, and my eyes got real wide when I looked down and saw a ever-expanding puddle of fresh oil being pumped out of the gap and onto the garage floor. Took about 2 seconds to empty it. What mess!
Hi I am Norman and o am pretty new ro rhis site.
Any help wou;d really be appreciated.
I have a 721D Grasshopper mower with a 3 cyl. Kubota engine.
It has been in various shops 5 times and the problem keeps persisting/
My machine is taking in air from somewhere.Air bubbles comimg out of the lines to the tank.
All hoses are replaced tank cleaned,air filter changed heatshield installed, new injector pump,
new fuel pump all lines bled.I am at a loss and i am losing all customers bevause off all the downtime.
It id dtill tking in air.
Thank you all/
vapor lock i have an old briggs service update with that problem in it,as soon as i find it i will reply with an answer
Norman is having problems with his 721D... that's a diesel engine.
You can never vapor lock diesel fuel, I think you could mow with it on the surface of the sun without a vapor-lock situation... (if you had enough moisture to get the grass growing)...
vapor lock happens with gasoline & heat... :smile:KennyV