Francis Kingz
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Hi,
New user. Thanks in advance for any help.
Have a Billy Goat leaf blower with a Subaru 169cc engine, model 170dt1042. About 5 years old.
Always dependable. Easy to start.
Checked the oil and then used it today for 4 hours straight. It stalled out. I assumed it was empty so I filled it and left it awhile for both of us to cool off.
There was no smoke, no unusual noises before it stalled. Just ran down and quit as though it was out of gas.
Came back an hour later and it was leaking gas from the carburetor area and the pull cord was jammed, could not pull it.
Checked oil. Gas and oil poured out of the hole for the dipstick. Literally poured out. Pulled cord to see if engine would turn and now it does, but I did not try to start it.
A first for me. Any ideas about what the problem is and what I should do next very much appreciated.
Thank you,
Francis
(By the way, not experienced at repairing small engines or any engines for that matter)
New user. Thanks in advance for any help.
Have a Billy Goat leaf blower with a Subaru 169cc engine, model 170dt1042. About 5 years old.
Always dependable. Easy to start.
Checked the oil and then used it today for 4 hours straight. It stalled out. I assumed it was empty so I filled it and left it awhile for both of us to cool off.
There was no smoke, no unusual noises before it stalled. Just ran down and quit as though it was out of gas.
Came back an hour later and it was leaking gas from the carburetor area and the pull cord was jammed, could not pull it.
Checked oil. Gas and oil poured out of the hole for the dipstick. Literally poured out. Pulled cord to see if engine would turn and now it does, but I did not try to start it.
A first for me. Any ideas about what the problem is and what I should do next very much appreciated.
Thank you,
Francis
(By the way, not experienced at repairing small engines or any engines for that matter)
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