OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Repairs and Maintenance Questions on Walk Behind Lawn Mower Frames Victa Lawn Mower Frames Why do Victa mowers say to turn off the petrol tap

Why I ask is I did not do it and there was fuel dripping from the bottom of the carby (black one with white face) Is this normal? and why they say to turn the tap off? There does to appear to be a great seal on these carby's.

cyclepro101,

The G4 carby does tend to leak if you leave the fuel tap on for a long period of time.

You should turn off the petrol and let the carburettor run out of petrol Turning off the tap saves the possibility of float needle not closing properly and causing the engine to flood and also possible run petrol mix out onto the garsge floor
Another good reason to rin the carby out dry is that if the mower is left for a long period with out being used at all any petrol mix left in the bowl will dry out leaving behind the oil content which does not evaprate like the petrol does. This oil can be enought o block the main jet next time you try and start the engine . . It also means you have a mix ofstale fuel and fresh fuel. It is easier to start up the engine if it has a full charge of fresh fuel in tha carby when the engine is cold ..

Thanks for the scoop. As I said in my question "there was fuel dripping from the bottom of the carby" I was trying to find out if this was normal (unlike you).
Thanks for the replys fellas.