Hustler raptor kohler 7000 series gas smell in air filter

bobby turnbow

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  • / Hustler raptor kohler 7000 series gas smell in air filter
i have a hustler raptor with a kohler 7000 series engine..in my air filter housing i can smell gas..the filter looks like gas has got on it too..im trying to determine if this is a carb problem which i am thinking it is or something else..the mower runs fine and does not smoke..any help will be appreciated
 

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Have you checked the engine oil to see if it might be over full?
 

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Depends why it is over full. Contaminated with fuel. Can Ruin the engine. Water can ruin the engine. Check the fuel contamination with a cigarett lighter and see if the oil will burn. If not ok. If it has water oil will look milky and when check it with a lighter if will pop and fizzle.
 

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The last time I smelled raw gas it was from a spark plug not firing because the spark plug wire was chewed through by rodents. I think that was coming out the exhaust though.
 
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