Update on the 135

Last week or so I posted a video of my
tractor running and a few of you
mentioned to check the carb.

It was nice today here and I decided to
check the gas tank for rust. To my
astonishment it was empty and I pulled
the carburetor off the tractor. I had put
five gallons of gas in there and it's gone.

When I looked at the carburetor through
the air intake I saw the main nozzle had
come out of its passage and was wedged
between the bowl and the air intake. I
even checked the parts manual to see if I
wasn't an idiot and mistaking things.

Took it to the shop that rebuilt it and told
them what happened and they told me I
had taken it out and I hadn't or someone
went in and unscrewed the nozzle.

I'm at a loss on how to explain this and
they insisted that it had been taken
apart since I picked it up. Thankfully it's
under warranty and these guys have a
reputation for doing good work normally.

The total use hour wise of this thing?
Close to four hours. Anyone have any
suggestions on how this happened? Since
the tractor sucked up gas is this why my
brand new oil turned black? If the fuel
wasn't atomizing like it should how did it
run at all?

Christos

I would change the oil before starting that tractor
If the oil has been thinned down with gas then you will have bearings to replace next if you keep on running it

Good Luck
Ron

Take a sniff of your oil. If it smells of gas, your float in the carb is stuck and letting gas dribble into the engine when it's shut down.