My 185S has always started on the first or second pull. Recently it won't start at all unless I pull the plug and clean it. Also, gas oozes out the overflow tube on the carb. How does a person adjust this? Or does the carb need to be rebuilt?

 

If gas is pouring out the over flow tube then I bet your float is stuck or needs adjusting. Take your carb apart and clean it. Adjust your float to the original specs. You will probably need a manual to do this. Also, when you pull the plug out is it wet with gas? What color is the plug? Your carb might not be jetted correctly.

 

the plug is completely black (powdery coating) and yes it is wet and smells of gas as well.

 

I could be wrong but it sounds like its running a little rich. Go down a few sizes on your main jet. This might take a while to do. Keep putting in smaller sizes until it runs good at high throttle. I'm not a pro, so don't quote me.

 

well mine did the same thing until i rebuilt the carb.Then it filed the plug and had all that powder stuff on it,until i rebulit the head and came to see where the bottom of the valves are it had all that powder crap built up on them everywhere and i cleaned that ,put new valves it it and it aint did it in 5 months.also ur leaking problem is ur float try to find a new one.if u cant find a new one clean that one really good and if it still leakes hit the bowl on the side with a screw driver or somting kinda hard to make the float get unstuck,good luck man.

 

I think the powered stuff is probably carbon.