AKavanaughSC
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Doing some work on a Bolens by MTD with a Briggs and Stratton 500e 140cc mower that some guy in the neighborhood gave me. Wouldn't run, carburetor was dirty and the jets were clogged. Disassembled and completed a full clean out on the carb/gas tank. Cranks on 1st pull and runs just fine now. Problem is that after I run it and let it sit, it leaks fuel through the carb into the foam air filter and down on to the deck through the plastic housing. It's not new fuel, it's old, yellow and varnished, similar to the fuel that was stuck in the carb when I cleaned it.
Frustrated, I removed the carb again and picked up the mower to the tailgate of my truck. There is it, that old, yellow, varnished fuel coming out of the engine block where the carb attached. I tilted the mower on its side and drained all that I could possible drain without tipping the mower over. There in lies my question... can old, yellow, varnished fuel remain in the engine and not combust, yet let fresher gas keep the engine running? I'm hoping by draining all the old gas out by tipping it on its side will solve the issue.
Thanks in advance for any insight!
Frustrated, I removed the carb again and picked up the mower to the tailgate of my truck. There is it, that old, yellow, varnished fuel coming out of the engine block where the carb attached. I tilted the mower on its side and drained all that I could possible drain without tipping the mower over. There in lies my question... can old, yellow, varnished fuel remain in the engine and not combust, yet let fresher gas keep the engine running? I'm hoping by draining all the old gas out by tipping it on its side will solve the issue.
Thanks in advance for any insight!