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GAS OVERFLOWS WHEN GAS TANK VALVE IS TURNED ON.

I have an old Troy-Bilt Horse Tiller with a Briggs Model #171432-1124-01 7 hp engine. When I open the gas valve on the tank, the carburetor overflows, flooding the engine and kills it. I have put in a carburetor overhaul kit but that has not affected this problem. Is the float the problem? I have checked it for leaks but can hear no sloshing around of gasoline in it.

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The float could just need adjusted. It may be floating up to high to stop the gas flow correctly. Some carburaters that I have worked on had a small rubber needle valve seat. If you blew the carb out with forced air you might have blown this out.

  • Anonymous Jun 14, 2012

    Had the same problem and solved it by storing the tiller with a block of wood thick enough under tiller depth mechanism until engine was level. Close the tank valve and let motor run until it stops.
    Has been working for the last ten years or so.
    Hope it works for you.

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If you don't hear anything inside the float, it has to be leaking past the needle and seat. Replace them. Dwain

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