Lawnmower Leaking gas out air filter

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In this video I show you how to stop a briggs carburetor from leaking gas.
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[@doublewide6]

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[@matthewsantandrea9066]

Do you have a link for the lift that your mower is sitting on or is that something you crafted? I need one.

[@daveymercer2087]

A 1

[@landenemmitt3729]

instablaster.

[@aleblanc3547]

In my experience most of the problems with those small mower engines are the result of bad fuel and the resulting damage it does to the carburetors. I'm fortunate and have easy access to reasonably priced non-ethanol fuel, so I have hardly any problems with my lawn equipment. I'm actually surprised at how bullet proof these small engines are these days. They won't last 50 years like they used to but there's no reason you can't get 20 years service out of them with simple maintenance (oil and air filter changes and by using good, clean, fresh fuel.) Thanks Bob for taking us along on this one.

[@doublewide6]

No problem.

[@richardirvine1435]

Nice job! Thanks for the video, saved me a lot of time and money. I would have totally screwed this up! Lol

[@timothycheney9480]

That customer should be really happy. For him a quick fix, for us another very informative video. Thanks!

[@spetsovich]

Thank you so much for this fix. My bowl was not floating correctly, stuck open. Resulted in mower dying and fuel gushing out the air box. Changed the needle seat gasket now everything peachy! Mowed for over half hour without any issues. Now on to fixing the tranny cable and belt. Good times. Thanks again, keep up the good work!

[@grotekleum]

Talking is good; a running commentary explaining what you are doing is, IMHO, beneficial. I dislike those videos where they don't speak, and shake things at you or point and whirl their finger around the object in question. My neighbour dropped his 'sit-on' for me to look at with just this problem, so the blowing and Q-tip tips will be put into action. Thanks for sharing.

[@michaelbedell6523]

Great job, perfect down to earth explaining. I already knew how to refurbish mower carbs, but the air flow test was a great take away. Now to work on mine, as the season has just ended here in the South.

[@sarahhicks5188]

I have an older 190cc B&S engine on my pressure washer. Same issue. Cleaned carb, replaced gaskets. Leak was better but not fixed. Your explanation of the float & needle seat function really made me realize I have same issue. Thanks!!

[@alexanderpendjurin1880]

Thanks for the great video. I have a Lawn Boy mower with a Kohler XT149 engine that leaked gas out of the carburetor. The gasoline also made the air filter rubber gasket swell up and not fit in its housing properly ... I ended up buying several air filters until I fixed the gas leak. I checked the carburetor float and cleaned the needle valve and seat per another video ... although they were clean. The problem was the fuel bowl O-ring and maybe the small O-ring on the fuel bowl drain screw. Since I have a new carburetor coming in the mail, I used gasket sealant on those O-rings that were not as supple as they should've been and they were getting thinner and becoming a little brittle. After the fix, I put fuel in the tank and the mower started on the first, easy pull. Perfect!

[@Serious.5097]

You are awesome man. Just fixed my practically new lawn mower by taking apart the carburetor and putting it back together. No more leaking - i think the bowl gasket may have slipped. Thanks!

[@darrelljernigan3241]

Doublewide 6. Outstanding video, I believe you have answered my question regarding why my air filter housing gets full of fuel. Freaking float. Thank you brotha. Keep up the great technical expertise.👍👍👍👍👍

[@100PercentOS2]

Thanks. I learned a lot and especially about floats. Seem like newer lawn mowers and lawn tractors are full of cheap plastic parts.

[@trimecm1611]

The enthusiasm is off the chart

[@BrucesShop]

Switching tools around messes me up for a few weeks. Thanks for the mention Your new cart will be great.

[@queenstownkid]

bruce has the cleanest shop ive seen

[@BrucesShop]

Well there are some cleaner but a tile floor is not in the budget.

[@doublewide6]

Yup it seems to be a nice addition. Thanks

[@erwinsu6101]

Thank you. I went ahead and replaced the entire carburetor but your video pointed me in the right direction.

[@cartoonist1975]

have a pressure washer with the same carb you're working with. nice touch on the dishwasher / brush machine there !

[@paddysalter842]

Had the same problem with a bradnnew carburetor iput on so thanks for the info, fixed mine perfectly

[@kp57_what]

Thank you for making this video! This is exactly what happened to me yesterday.

[@johnrazor8720]

I enjoy the detailed descriptions of what you are doing and why. Looking forward to how you like the new moving cart setup and a tour of your shop.

[@doublewide6]

Coming up soon John.

[@TomTom-by5sx]

Doublewide6 Repairs Just went through this same issue on my Toro. Didn't have any parts so I got a new carb. for 13.00, checked it out and found the float is the problem. Looked just like the one you had, not quite level. Any way, it runs great, those plastic floats just don't last. Good video, thanks.

[@danielfreakdaddyalexander5930]

I've gotten bad cheap carbs often enough to avoid them. Even worse, customers often come in with brand new cheap carbs and insist that the problem can't be the carb, because they replaced the original $75 carb with a $10 carb off of ebay. I've gotten lucky before myself, and not so lucky more often.

[@zinnstigertownmowers780]

Getting back into the swing of things I miss seeing you just been busy that’s still a nice mower

[@gregorypierce6703]

one thing I do when working on a carburetor is after u remove it from the mower take a screwdriver or marker and put a line/mark on bowl below the fuel inlet so in case your bowl gasket happens to be questionable and its midnight you can put bowl back in the same place and still use the carburetor until you can get one.

[@kwa6022]

You can punch a small hole in the nail with a paper clip burnt to red hot. The haematoma below the nail can be drained. In good hands, no anaesthesia was required, no sterilisation was needed. Of course, washing of the dirt from nail surface was required. Dressing by a band-aid is sufficient.

[@dfields9511]

I have used a Briggs seat in a Tecumseh carb before and it seemed to work in a lev195ea engine/carb Granted it wasn’t the best thing todo but something to try. Good work hope the customer is happy.

[@doublewide6]

So far so good.

[@danielfreakdaddyalexander5930]

The common small rubber seats are the same. Usually red for Briggs and green or white for Tecumseh, at least the originals. There are a couple odd carbs that use a larger size- it's hard to find. But I often get Briggs in with green or white ones and Tecumsehs with red ones. Someone else put them in and they worked for years until they swole from ethanol gas.

[@jfernandez7366]

Thank you for the video. This seems to be the exact problem with my mower. Thanks!

[@robertallain8966]

using a heat gun to warm up the plastic to bend the tang on the float really works well . its just like when you take your glass's to get repaired , they put your temples in a heated sand to warm up the plastic and make it more pliable . this process works until the next time it needs to be adjusted . so you really cant get away from this problem until the use something other than plastic . I did this on a 19.5 briggs motor that some one threw away cause it kept flooding out and the motor was carboned up but after fix and sea foam it ran great and started right up .

[@doublewide6]

I will have to give the heat a try. I saw Taryl had a video on this.

[@tomharries847]

awesome video and love the q tip idea. one thing though, if your gonna go through the whole hassle of cleaning the carb, surley you should clean the engine and everything where the carb attaches to before re fitting it. its just something i would do my self.

[@doublewide6]

Yes, I think I blew it off with air (may not be on film)

[@truckdevine]

Thank you doublewide6. Precisely what i was looking for, gas leaking from carburetor/air filter.

[@c9sus4]

thank you for the video. For anyone that did not what it is the reason, it is the float, watch 10:45

[@jeffreygoodson2563]

Thank You doublewide6! You’re a great man. Awesome video. Showed me a lot of stuff that I wasn’t sure about. I hope your finger is doing better. Best Regards, - Jeff

[@ChrisMichaelsChicago]

Like the repurposed motor for your wire brush saetup! I thought, It might be cool to canablize a chuck from an old drill so one can swap out different Tools. IE: Sanding spindle, buffing wheel etc.

[@NanookFieryArcticSkyy]

Thank you. I a m facing the same problem with a Toro personal pace. If I crack it open and have same carb issues that would be great. Funny when you mentioned that you made mistake with tractor I thought you were going to say you broke the tractor!

[@kevinoverholtzer3126]

wow that tool set makes you look like a full blown Mechanic

[@ronhart4166]

You love the tool cart !! Perfect for the everyday used items :) It seems to help keep your main box cleaner and neater also :)

[@doublewide6]

We Shall See. So far so good!

[@cbnx82703]

Check the engine oil , it will most likely be contaminated with gas as well, just repaired the exact same model with the same issue... stuck inlet needle...

[@knighthawk86855]

Yeah Bruce is super organized, I'm picking up a 10 Draw tool box to get more organized myself tonight...... Lol

[@doublewide6]

I like the harbor freight us general 56" box set really nice in person.

[@prestigelawncare6657]

Good job man, nice shiny end result on the carb too. Hope you don't mind me giving you a tip that always worked for me with customers, when returning the goods clean them before, make it look good. Customers can not always see where or what you did, and probably don't care apart from it works again, but if it's clean then they feel happy to pay the bill. This I did for ten years running my own garage, human behaviour haha.

[@nashguy207]

Hey Bob thanks for sharing. Good tips for people with the same problem. I have the previous version (series 1) Tool cart from HF and love it. I keep all my air tools impact sockets and a few other things in it I bought a bigger bax earlier this year and looked at the Husky's and some others I ended up buying the one at harbor freight I felt like they were a better quality box for the money when you shop them and they are on sale they harbor freight tool boxes are hard to beat for the money. Hope the boy is doing great. Have a great weekend. God Bless!!!

[@doublewide6]

I was going to get the HF 56 Us General but it was about $700 for bottom and $400 for top on sale Plus tax. I happened to find the husky used for $350 I couldn't pass it up. I am going to make a video soon of this, so you can get all the details. Bobby is doing great. Thank you. Bob

[@nashguy207]

I dont Blame that was a great buy for the husky 350.00 used I would of done the same thing in that case. Glad to here Bobby is doing well always goos to see a video from you. Have a great weekend. Bob

[@ozzstars_cars]

Time to mow. Another one fixed! Nice work.

[@doublewide6]

Yup it cut very nicely. Thanks.

[@REDMAN298]

I`ve done the drill thing for smashed fingernails with success. Haven`t tried the paperclip method. Unbend the paperclip and heat it red hot with a torch. Then use it to burn through the nail and releive the pressure.

[@anthonyharper8161]

Organize Chaos , that is clean ! I'm working in my living room for now . Great video. Dude. Next time just replace the carburetor 🤔 Just a idea..

[@joeypleasants2691]

Watch you and Bruce, love his videos since I worked for a Canadian company for 20 years and traveled in Canada love listening to him talk Ah

[@doublewide6]

Yup those Canadians are not too bad.

[@MichaelVilesandFamily]

Thanks for the video. I think this is my problem. Gonna take my carb off and take a look.

[@knighthawk86855]

I'll tell you what, over the years, I have had every kind of socket there is, and I really like the tekton, I have the 1/4" blow molded case set from Amazon, and it has never let me down Tekton tools seem to be worth the price, and that price is cheap, can't go wrong with that.

[@doublewide6]

I like tekton and the replacement tools warranty is simple. I have used it already with a ratchet.

[@tcocheltree1235]

Now I really like that lift cart, said you make it

[@chrismedia234]

Love the tool cart by the way🔥🔥👍 Thanks a lot, doing a friends favor had the same issue.

[@mptazrider]

You are very informative. I like the way you explain things. I wish you were a better camera man.

[@villain1409]

The reason i am here,i found a lawnmower filled it with gas primes it & it worked. So was happy with that,then after turning it of the full tank drained with the leak coming from the air? I watched your video,but any info,i would be pleased with? Thank you for your video.

[@berardia4]

Most likely a swolen seat keeping the needle from closing and holding the float up. Likely because the bowl gasket was swollen also. Something in the fuel contaminated it.

[@doublewide6]

Yes, sir you are right on.

[@argo5690]

I tuned in for a tutorial on fixing a gas leak and got an ad for Harbor Freight tool carts, organization of tools etc.. Might want to tighten up and edit out the non-related stuff..

[@chim7741]

I just ordered a new carburetor kit while watching🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Bigolpete]

Would it be dangerous using an electric drill near all the gas fumes? I've seen electric drills have a lot of sparks near the bushings.

[@watermanone7567]

Nice fix, great video. Did any of the gas get into the oil. I had one hydrolock last week for a similar issue. Thanks for the video's. Wish my shop looked that clean.

[@doublewide6]

No, luckily there was no gas in the oil.

[@Jim-ie6uf]

Super video. Baking soda is great for cleaning the needle seat hole. I’ve use some Amazon chineseum carbs on Briggs with good success, too. Great for corroded carbs. Ice the finger, you’ll be ok. Check the oil .

[@tnyslt1sault626]

great tutorial. tried on my HRX 476. CHEERS

[@bobkernahan6340]

Great video but not sure how safe it is to use cordless impact so close to gas dripping all over, the brushes make lots of sparks in motor Be safe and thanks

[@thomasevans8233]

Great video, thanks for sharing, good information and inspiration to organize ones work area.

[@knighthawk86855]

I had one in yesterday where the rubber seat was knocked loose and wasn't letting the needle seat properly and that was the problem with the one I worked on, I used my drill bit end to seat it all the way down and that fixed it.

[@doublewide6]

Must not of been in right at factory. They are seated pretty tight when done correctly.

[@2pugman]

Drill your fingernail ? So it is Dr. Doublewide !

[@doublewide6]

Not quite.

[@matthewsantandrea9066]

Thanks man. I had gas leaking out of the air box of my pressure washer. The needle was stuck.

[@johnhouli3450]

Thanks Double Wide

[@misnlinc48]

Cuetip was da chit Blood blister, turns black, just drill. Ohh that's so much better. Relieves aaalll that pressure.

[@falconfeathers9454]

Excellent, and one question. My Murrary Briggs 6.5 HP has never had problems. Suddenly, wouldn't start, so first I replaced the Champion spark, new air filter, but this time, the gas flowed through the air filter. I searched a collection of KZbins (Thank Heavens you exist).Question. At 7:44 you removed the carburetor bolt but you had already removed the entire carburetor. What I watched for was around 15..suddenly the bolt is on the bottom and carburetor back together. Some vids remove the bolt first, before removing the carburetor, and then use thin wires to clean various holes in that bolt which supply the fuel. With some, that was all they did, put the bolt back on and the lawn mower worked perfectly. I didn't see where you cleaned the holes in the bolt.

[@daved.4740]

You mentioned sometimes the float sags down, can that cause gas leaking from air filter?

[@mikespain8655]

Organized shop pays off in dividends, and keeping it that way is not always easy. I smashed my middle finger with a crowbar and it was about 40% black. Read online and the rule of thumb is if about 1/3 is black, do not drill nail to relieve pressure and remove blood. It took five months and finally part of the black fingernail fell off with new growth underneath. It hurts st first and it is a slow process, but try to be patient. Nice fix on float.

[@65csx83]

So much for helpers: always turns into the 'when I nod my head 'joke. You were right not to try the left hand drilling; and especially double right not to ask your wife, Lock the drill into a holder; lets you use the good hand to steady the injured one into the drill bit .

[@alssmallengines]

Great fix Bob!

[@doublewide6]

Thanks!

[@Azov374]

Great job thanks

[@timstoltzfus8408]

Very helpful. Thabks for sharing.

[@ronhammar1154]

19;16 I did the drill trick and drilled a hole right through my finger. Once you get through the nail its like butter. Ouchy!

[@amidejv]

Yikes :|

[@Budro4764]

If I'm not mistaken your engine uses a 498260 carb kit....Those kits come with 2 different bowl gaskets and 2 different air box gaskets..... Your EZ start / Auto choke carb uses the thicker bowl gasket and the simple air box gasket... No need for the gasket with the hole in it.... Save that one for a primer bulb style air box and save 4 bux like that for another carb job... Ok now to the nitty gritty........ I don't think your float was bad.... Both floats were out of level the seat was swollen... I am wrong a few times and I might be wrong now..... I have seen those seats go bad tooooo many times.... Ethanol gas will do that all the time ...... But you got it going and it doesn't leak so you got it whipped.......... I use the smaller kit 398188 a lot of times.... That is just the needle and seat kit and it's 5 bux instead of 14 bux for the whole kit.... I am a Briggs dealer so I keep both those kits in stock and plenty of them tooooo... That Etho gas is keeping us in business for sure ............. Plus Tard Mon Ami ~!~! BTW... YES more narration helps a video a lot ..............

[@RMCMichigan]

Quick way to relieve a blood blister under your nail like that is to heat up a needle over your stove, holding it with a pair of pliers, than all you do is just barely touch the nail with the needle. Opens it right up. Plus the needle is sterile from the heat.

[@clevelandmatheson983]

Does the air filter have to be replaced if it's clean but was soaked with gas after forgetting to shut off the fuel to carb?

[@samishaq9998]

Good job, I liked you ideas

[@dagrote1]

I hear you, man, about keeping the shop cleaned up. You might like to know it's an old, old problem. "Socrates: And suppose you have two people. One has every tool in the book, but he can't find them when he needs them. The other doesn't have so many but he can find them when he needs them? This because the latter just throws them down anywhere when he'd done, but the other has everything arranged, each in its appointed place. Which one of them is better equipped? The one who has a lot of tools but can't find them, or the one who has few but knows where they are?" Xenophon, 5th century B.C.

[@bongban.]

good job, thanks you sharing

[@markfanny599]

Hey, I really like your tool cart. I know this video is a year old, so I thought by now you would have a good opinion of the setup. Also, is that a Harbor Freight lift? They seem cheap, but a lot of youtubers are using it for lawn mower repairs. Does it work well for you? Is it the 500 lbs model? Thanks, Mark

[@Sean-John]

Im having problems with same engine except its got a bit of oil comming out of the air filter even when I've got the cover off... Do you think it's a head gasket?

[@timerrington9276]

Battery power tool..... fuel fumes 🔥

[@anniversary4]

Thanks for a great video. I have a Husvarna walk behind with similar engine. It starts first pull cold every time. However once it has run long enough to fill the grass bag it will not restart until it has cooled for 20 minutes or so. You mentioned that the air filter housing on these can warp. Do you think that is what is happening or is there something else I should be looking at?

[@danielfreakdaddyalexander5930]

If the housing warps, the primer/ artichoke will not work well. Add an extra gasket or two to help it seal. I coat mine in grease, also. Better seal.

[@danielfreakdaddyalexander5930]

Auto- choke! Lol

[@dalewilliford3834]

But maybe you have it mentioned in one of your videos but the lift that you put the lawn more is on and everything did you make that by that need to get one myself

[@joshualittle9298]

Helped me find why it leaked

[@miguellajara8988]

Thanks for sharing

[@MrEricdgreat]

Could a gas leak occur if the is a gasket missing between the motor and the carburetor???

[@agustindavila4797]

Hey around how much does it cost to get this professionally done by someone ?

[@marshallborder9089]

Good video , thanks

[@indianshotgun1857]

I cleaned out my carb and it did this in the video. Only one side of that pin that holds the float was clipped in.

[@teshuvahemmet3036]

Thanks 👍

[@DKSE123]

Awesome Video

[@compound00]

Same thing's happening with my Craftsman 5.3 mower. My dads getting up in age and gets his lawn done now so he gave me his 5.3 craftsman mower and his 32cc craftsman weed eater. Both leaked fuel. I replaced all the gas on the weed eater and it fired right up. The lawnmower however, I filled it with gas. Try to pull start it like 20 times and nothing. Then I noticed the garage started smelling like gas all night. I went to check why the mower smelled of leaking gas and I noticed the deck of the mower was a little wet with gasoline. Looked to see where it was coming from and noticed the filter is wet with gas as well. Would this most likely be the same issue you had on your customers mower??

[@Msleelee9487]

My gasket was broke around the bowl but I couldn’t get the new one to go back on I didn’t take the whole carburetor off maybe I will check the float I had gas leaking out too I will figure it out

[@Budro4764]

When I was working a shrimp boat many moons ago a friend dropped a cable guide on his thumb..... 25 pounds worth of steel ........ His was worse than yours.. He took his Buck 110 knife and drilled the nail to relieve the pressure... The weight of the knife plus a lil hand pressure made a hole to relieve the pain...... Hey man that pressure on your finger is almost as bad as a toothache..... Plus Tard Mon Ami ~!~!

[@beenwashedup5754]

The float if plastic will warp so replace if you can get it to stop leaking do needle and seat first if still leaking float

[@georgetucker336]

Easy fix. Thanks

[@frankdavidson9675]

you can level the float by binding the tab a small amount

[@LuisRuiz-zk3uz]

Gracias amigo

[@charlescho]

worked for me! except, my float was angled. in fact, I got another float, and that also angled too. I just had to replace the tiny rubber thing.

[@redskool8498]

lol bruce calls me MR Kool ... thanks for the vid .. †

[@doublewide6]

No problem Mr Kool.

[@TheCrittercam001]

You and Bruce both do good thorough work dw6.

[@wayneynot]

Love your video, I have a gas leak in my carburetor and I would like to buy some parts for it, where would I be able to find the gasket for my carburetor?

[@billfallon2372]

Ice and time. The human body heals itself better than people give it credit for.