"tallman" wrote in message
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Today I loaned my cheapo Murray Home Depot special lawn tractor to the
dirtbag neighbor. When he was running it I heard it start to run a
little strange. Soon he finished up and parked it.

Later, I try to start it and I notice fuel dripping from the air
filter, and more fuel dripping from the exhaust pipe. Not deterred, I
try to crank it a couple times and lo & behold - more fuel comes out.
No start & the grass continues to grow. In the realm of small engine
repair, I'm hopeless.

Are the symptoms above "signs" of something terminal?

[OHV 16.5 HP B&S engine, fueled by gravity not a pump]

Any advice as to what I can try to do soon as I get done charging the
battery? (yeah, I forgot to mention that earlier).

Thx in advance


So it's getting fuel and not firing ? I wonder if he enriched the
carbueator - or was running it with the choke half closed. First thing I
would do would be replace the spark plug - they're only $1.23 and easy to
change. Then you might want to check / clean the air filter. If that is
clogged it would also have amde the fuel / air mixture too rich. Thes
things are easy to do and cost practically nothing. Then let us know what
is happening. Another thought is there may have been water in the gas -
that could make it sound real funny and then difficult to start.