I have an ex ark mower with a 23hp Kawasaki and I noticed a big oil spot up under it yesterday. So I cranked it up to see the problem and pulled it under the garage and shut it off. Jacked it up to look under it and saw that there was gas and oil pouring out the bottom of the motor. Could anybody tell me what this means. Thanks!

Gino Cussen

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• Posted on Jul 05, 2009

SOURCE: Fork oil capacity for a 2005 kawasaki vn1600 mean

Hi Des, Im am Irish too, howya doin? The oil you want is SAE 10W-20. and 445ml if you are changing the oil. It can be more accurately checked with the fork removed and fully compressed and the spring removed, the oil will be 120mm from the top ot the stanchion.
The manual will give you more info on this and any other future problems so here is a link to it. Good luck to ya, and please rate me if I've helped you. Thanks
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VN1600 manual...
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9607829/Kawasaki-VN1600-A1A2-Vulcan-03-Service-Manual-ENG-by-MosuenoPW

SOURCE: Scag SMT61A Mower with Kawasaki 27KA engine. 200

Look on the bottom of the fuel bowl. See if it has an electric fuel shut off solenoid. If it does unscrew the solenoid clean with Carburator cleaner and work the needle up and down until free. When you have it off of the carb plug it back in ground it to a metal surface and turn the key on and off. Watch the needle move up and down. Install back on Carburator bowl and start it up.

Joseph Hoffart

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• Posted on Dec 08, 2015

SOURCE: Have got a Kawasaki eng. In a z445 jd mower. Started sounding funny. Noticed gas smell. Pulled dipstick and eng.way overfull. Sat for a while and started dripping gas out exhaust.

Sounds like bad valves and too much oil can damage a motor

SOURCE: I have a 23hp Kawasaki on a mower that won't run without choking and then revup and down till it finally dies. I've changed the air filters. Any ideas on next step to correct?

If the mower has been in storage it is likely that the fuel has evaporated from the carburetor leaving a residue behind. This residue prohibits the fuel from reaching the fuel jets.

When choking the carburetor fuel is drawn into the intake and mixing with air an except-able combustion mix is achieved allowing for short runs.

Drain all the fuel from the engine and replace. Use a carberator additive that will clean the carburator. Attempt to maintain combustion by throttling the choke. If after several tryies you are not able to sustain engine running even with a paritial choke you will need to clean the carburabator.

Hope this had helped?