And suddenly....they leaked

rustyoldjunk said:

Most of our old engines will leak without fuel shutoffs. Most came with factory fuel shutoffs (some in inconvenient locations). Most of the time after I go thru the carbs they don't leak or leak very little for a long while....Then it happens,suddenly,usually very inconveniently. Last week I had 3 good running,normally non leakers decide to leak all in the same week. Including a Honda that I hadn't had to shut the fuel off on in two years. One decided it would even leak with the fuel shutoff turned off. Guess I need to buy some new shutoffs.

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Bolens 1000 said:

Yep we've all been there

The engines of the 70's and earlier almost always had a note in the manual to shut off the fuel when not in use. I always shut off my fuel valve when the engine is running then let it idle for a minute or two to get the gas out of the fuel line then turn off the machine which guarantees it will not leak when you store it in the garage.

Once the Fuel solenoids came into existence the leaking problems were stopped

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bryan 110 said:

I've never had any of mine leak. Am I lucky?

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bryan 110 said:

I've never had any of mine leak. Am I lucky?

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gopher said:

By chance were tanks topped off? That heat wave last week probably expanded the gas pretty much. Happens all the time diesel tanks. Just a thought.

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rustyoldjunk said:

And now he waits for the other shoe to fall.....

Never happens with the semi's and I checked the injectors to be sure.... oke: It might have been an issue but at least one still leaking and it's cooler. Guess I should do something about that instead of watching the puddle get bigger. :flipping_flapjacks:

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Bolens 1000 said:

Yep we've all been there

The engines of the 70's and earlier almost always had a note in the manual to shut off the fuel when not in use. I always shut off my fuel valve when the engine is running then let it idle for a minute or two to get the gas out of the fuel line then turn off the machine which guarantees it will not leak when you store it in the garage.

Once the Fuel solenoids came into existence the leaking problems were stopped

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holdenboy1960 said:

I don't like the fuel solenoid idea that much , the Toro 1 plays up all the time , takes ages to start some times

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