Questions & Answers for: briggs carb overflow float

...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 ...

...briggs and straton will not start the float in the carb is stuck open, its flooding with gas. the gasoline is going past the rings and/or valves into the crankcase. you need to remove the float bowl ...

...carb overflow problem. If you need help with parts information please pass your engine type model number. The part number for most Briggs & Stratton needle and seat assys is 398188 Thanks for ...

...float needle valve in the carb is leaking. This will cause fuel to over flow out of carb, and will even get into the engine oil. Check to be sure that float is not got gas in it the can go bad. Also ...

...carb bowl. Throughly clean fuel passages, and bowl. If motor won't turn, remove spark plug and turn over engine a few times to remove gas oil mixture from the cylinder too. This is a typical problem ...

...carb and found no obstructions. The fuel pump guts looked fine too. The Briggs drawing showed 2 small springs in the pump that were not in this pump. I ordered a new pump. In the mean time I removed ...

carb to overflow while running. The fix is: - Remove the main fuel line with the fuel selector off of you have one.... or pull the line and plug it off / keep the end above the fuel tank then - Remove

...Briggs engine. The problem turned out to be a stickling float/needle valve in the carb flooding the engine. . Tap the carb with a small hammer and it usually frees up, but it will probably return. I ...

...gas will come out air intake hole try not to turn engine over till carb float issue is resolved due to it ingesting liquid fuel into cylinder and causing pop back , this can and will cause a fire

...carburetor with new aftermarket carburetor. Suggest you add a 75 micron (Briggs white) screen type filter to the carb fuel inlet line (downstream from pump). This will capture debris from the