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I have a 5500 watt porter Cable generator with a B&S Vangard engine (model# 185432). When I started it last night, fuel poured out of a little port milled into the left side of carburator body. What's causing the carburator to leak?
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Hello, ushicks/me hillybilly. One question how old is the fuel
in then generator tank,Hey. If it has a fuel filter replace it. Modern gasoline
is junk fuel and after a few months it looses some chemical proprieties.
GB...stewbison
Because it running lean, too much air in the air/fuel mixture. I can only give a suggestion and it's a rule of thumb I follow regarding basic internal combustion tuning. With this condition I locate the fuel adjustment screw, usually located after the throttle plate (butterfly) which controls the amount of fuel into the mixture.
I would set it up to run richer then open the choke until it idles effortlessly, without any assistance. When it's too rich, the engine's revolution would be to high and probably cause it to smoke a little and I back off the adjuster. The best level is that it shouldn't stumble and cut off. Once this is optimal, hard starting and unassisted idling should be eliminated.
Hi, If this generator has been stored for any length of time with fuel in the carb you probably have a plugged main jet in the carb. As joboo1 says there are a few other things that could cause this behavior, but most often I see dirty carbs, water in the fuel, and plugged/dirty air filters. Get a flashlight and look into the fuel tank thru the filler hole, if you see anything floating in there you've got water in the fuel. Look at the ari cleaner, oil and fuel on the element indicate a dirty carb. Of course check the oil level. Lastly, take the bowl off the bottom of the carb (shut off the fuel valve first), if you see debris in there the carb needs a good cleaning.
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