gas gyser?

gamble71 · Apr 2, 2008

put some gas in the 682's tank yesterday in preperation for today's grass cutting festivities

Went to change the plugs today before I started and when I cranked it over without the plugs I got drenched in gas

Drained the oil and it was all gas too

I decided to go ahead and put in some new oil/plugs and leave the gas tank alone. After that it ran great with no problems. Any guesses as to how the 1.5 gallons of gas got inside my engine?

brandoro · Apr 2, 2008

My guess, carb float stuck down in the bowl, gas dribbles into the cylinder, past the rings into the crankcase.

builder2 · Apr 2, 2008

gamble71 said:
put some gas in the 682's tank yesterday in preperation for today's grass cutting festivities Went to change the plugs today before I started and when I cranked it over without the plugs I got drenched in gas Drained the oil and it was all gas too I decided to go ahead and put in some new oil/plugs and leave the gas tank alone. After that it ran great with no problems. Any guesses as to how the 1.5 gallons of gas got inside my engine?

Bad needle & seat, bad (waterlogged) float, stuck float (open), debris from the carb float bowl causing the needle to not close (seal) in the seat which usually comes from crap in the tank.
If the float does not make the needle fully close, the gas will pour thru the carb until the level in the gas tank is at or below the level of the needle & seat (this is the only fuel shut off between the gas tank & carb other than the shut off at the tank). I had this same issue last year on a Cub 1872 garden tractor.

Hope this helps,

Paul

gamble71 · Apr 2, 2008

sounds like it's time to pull the carb and have a look inside

Too bad I now have plans to go outta town for the weekend, I loves gettin greasy

Treemonkey1000 · Apr 2, 2008

Sounds like an explosive situation. All of that gas may have loosened up any sludge in the crankcase. So you may want to watch the oil filter or change it after running a little bit.

gamble71 · Apr 2, 2008

hey builder, got one question for ya. Why isn't the fuel pump stopping this? It seems to me, that the gas wouldn't be able to flood the carb because it couldn't get past the fuel pump? Or is it when the gas level is higher than the fuel pump it just drains past and into the carb? Yeah, that's probably right

KYErik · Apr 2, 2008

It was your lucky day- if the spark plugs would have been in and if there was still a bunch of gas in the cylinders, you might have bent a rod when you cranked over the hydrolocked engine.

Bill Hoffman · Apr 2, 2008

Hi,
Same problem in a Cub Cadet 1811. Told the shop I thought it was the fuel pump. They said, "Nah". They rebuilt the carb, sent it back, 2 days later, crankcase is filled with gas again. Turns out it was the diaphragm in the fuel pump. Replaced the pump and all is well. But, boy, is the crankcase clean!!!!

Bill

gamble71 · Apr 2, 2008

funny you say that hoffman, my first instinct was to by-pass the fuel pump, but I didn't have enough hose to do it. There's some parts up on ebay it looks like I might be bidding on