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Hey guys, I'm a little new to tinkering with these small motors but I'm slowing learning. I have the HS40 on my Swinger Trail that has a very slow/faint drip coming from the 'high speed adjustment' on the bottom of the float bowl. If I let it sit for a while it will build up and drip every so...

found an older model tecumseh 3 hp i believe, good spark, starts , but leaks gas from around carb bowl pretty bad while running, or not, gas line looks good , any ideas?:confused:

Except for my two year old mower, which has a small oil film on the deck and lower crankcase after a summers use,all my small engines need a pan kept under them or they'll leave oil spots on the floor.They also need a mineral spirits bath often. The two mini bikes leave a quarter size spot in a...

Looking for help as to what is causing this and how to correct it... The carb has a leak at the mixture adjustment screw on the bottom of the bowl. It is a VERY slow leak, more like a seepage, really. To be clear, it is NOT coming from the nut/gasket at the bottom of the float bowl. It is...

Hey everyone, I am new to the forums, but I am not new to engines. So today I was filling up my Briggs & Stratton that I got off a craigslist trade, and then about 30 seconds later gas started coming out of the back of the gas tank. I figure there is either a hole in the tank or the tank is...

will a tecmesh engine leak oil if its overfilled?? Mine seems to drip and i dont know where from.

This is a new doodlebug: Oil/Gas was leaking from my air filter. I pulled the filter to clean it and noticed the lower line on the fuel filter was full of the oil /fuel mix. Also noticed some of it in the trap tube. The bike fell on its side 5 days ago but no oil when he rode yesterday. He...

i patched the gas tank on the honda express and put it back together and took it for a test ride around the block. Then i parked it and when i came back 5 minutes later, there was a puddle of gas and i thought- oh great, the tank patch didnt hold but i poked my finger under the tank and no...

Appears i have oil leaking slowly through the oil cap. Any clue on why? bad cap? She Starts on one pull and purrs like a kitten. It's an old fart, but just enough power to have fun.

I know that other people have made threads similar to this but i have not seen an answer that has helped me. If the fuel is turned on, gas just starts flowing out of my carb. I have taken the bowl off of the carb, cleaned it out and put it back together a few times. Eveytime i do this it works...

hope this it the right spot for this but is there a gas proof sealant that you can put in a tank that stops leaks & coats the tank with a new laier of skin on the in side? iv got a small rust spot that just started leaking i really hate to put a screw in it but thats the 1st thing that came to mind?

I picked up a used DB30 for my son and it's been giving us problems. Fixing the problems (or trying to) has been fun and my son is learning about small engines. But I would like to take him and his sister out this weekend (she just got a new one - see other thread!) and we seem to be having...

Hello everyone, I have been working on restoring my retek cheetah and its going pretty well. I stripped everything and it has all been powdercoated. I got the tecumseh H70 running on the bench, cleaned up and painted...beautiful. Spent hours searching for Goodyear Compass 21x11x8...found...

I noticed that my 3 HP Briggs was leaking oil out of the seam of the crankcase. I figured it was a bad gasket. So I got a new crankcase gasket (thicker too) and put it all back together and filled her with fresh oil. I moved this little engine and noticed an oily footprint on the garage...

hey, lately i have seen oil spots under my bike and i tightened the oil insert plug and the drainage plug but there is still oil drips under it. i can't identify the leaking spot because its like a little steady drip i guess but i can't find where its coming from. has anybody else had this...

whats up. had same problem on a clone (jf168) and a tecumseh 3.5 powersport. the carb is leaking fuel. on the clone i cleaned the carb and it stopped. on the tecumseh it leaks from the bottom. i got it to stop briefly and it started comin from the air filter. i then broke the float bowl...

I have a HS40 starts and runs like a dream. Problem: when running there is an oil leak where the govenor arm enters the engine block...sounds simple...the mechanic says there is no bushing currently being produced that will stop the leak and allow freedom of the govenor arm. He suggested take...

The way to fix the o-ring leak on the 6.5 clone is to turn the rubber gasket upside down. Rode all day and not one drop came out. Maybe Suzie Wong put them all in wrong at the factory. The ring seals and stays in it's groove better with the ring reversed. Try it and let me know if it works for...

i have a briggs ohv engine label 7.25 hp. its the same block as the animal. any way the carb leaks. i have yet to get this engine to run for more than five seconds. i just put in a new head gasket. when i got it about three weeks a go i did the standard new old engine stuff oil, plug, filter...

Hi new member here, I was given what I believe to be a Trail Horse mini bike yesterday. Missing the throttle cable/handles, spark plug, bad gummy gas, and bad rear tire. I cleaned the carb, changed the oil, added a new spark plug and it fired up after a few pulls. After running...