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December 9, 2008
Honda Rancher Leaking Gas
My Honda Rancher is leaking gas out of a small drain hose connected to the carburetor. I wasn't sure why it was doing this, but brother says that the float in the carb is probably stuck. So, I searched on it and found this post. It says it's either a stuck needle valve or float. So I'm going to spray some carb cleaner in there first and see if that fixes it.
Update: I tore it all apart and found that the needle valve was stuck. So, I went ahead and cleaned it all out real good and then put it back together. Runs like a champ now. The funny thing is that it has a primer for the carb, which I never knew. And when I pulled it, there was about a thimble full of dirt behind the push primer. But Honda designed it this way. It's designed so that any trash in the fuel settles down behind this little push button, I think. But the carb is squeaky clean now. :)
Posted by Rob Kiser on December 9, 2008 at 11:16 AM
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