Carb went south

300jk · May 22, 2017

I have an old Cub cadet 108 garden tractor I use to pull my lawn trailer. Used it over the weekend to move some dirt filling in a low spot in the yard. Just went to get on it and the floor was damp under the carb area. Gas leaking out of carb. Probably a piece of crud in the needle/seat. Using it anyway ! Oil seems ok and not gassy smelling.

jeffcat · May 22, 2017

Time for a little cleaning or rebuild?

Steve@Advance · May 22, 2017

Sometimes you can get lucky, turn the fuel off, run it out of gas, turn it back on and flush out the piece of crud.

300jk · May 22, 2017

Yeah I will try that ! Thanks ! That would save a lot of time and aggrevasion !

300jk · May 22, 2017

Could be bad. Was rebuilt three years ago. Probably just something keeping the needle open.

jeffcat · May 22, 2017

So many people on here will tell you to pour some seafoam into the gas. I will tell ya the stuff has straightened out some gunk problems.

Russ from MN · May 22, 2017

Do you have a filter in the line?

Brent Zappe · May 22, 2017

My dad has a 1948 Farmall Cub. every now and then I use to get this call from him. telling me that the gas was coming from the bottom of his carburetor. All I had to tell him was to go out and turn his gas off by the filter under the gas tank. Shure enough that was the problem. He would never turn the gas off After running his Cub.

D beatty · May 22, 2017

I use Seafoam and it is a good product.

300jk · May 23, 2017

Yeah small inline.

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