Hey all, Great forums love it.

I have a 1992 timberwolf. When i got back form the last ride this morning i had noticed a fuel leak. It is comming from what i am guessing is the return line. It is at the bottom of the carb, It is a line about 14 inches long then goes to a "coupler" with a tip inside that almsot looks like a nozzle, it also looks like it should be connected to another line but i cant find one anywhere. Can someone please tell me how to stop it and/or why is it comming out and where it is supposed to go.

Thanks in advance

 

Sound's like the line/hose is the overflow for the carb , your float is sticking from having dirt or trash inside the carb ; the fix for this will call for removimg the carb ! And give it a good cleaning , this may sound like a big job if you've never removed and taken one apart and cleanied one before ; the hard part is removing any plastic's and gas tank ; the rest is not that hard to finish ! You'll need to remove the gas tank and wash it out because that's where the dirt/trash came from , and add an inline fuel filter between gas tank and carb ; this will catch any dirt/trash from getting to the carb again. You can get a clear fuel filter at auto part's store's or small engine repair shop's for under $5.00 ; and you should replace the old fuel line while you're at it being it's a 92' model ! When you're through before you refil the tank with new gas add some Seafoam or Stabil fuel additive , you can get the Seafoam at most any auto parts stores ; i get mine at O'Reillys for $5.99 plus tax ! It's well worth the money it's a fuel cleaner/stabilizer , and it will keep the entire fuel system and combution chamber clean ; good luck to you and i hope this help's ! williebee

 

It seems liek I read on here one time that Stabil can be bad for your ATV. Anyone know if this is true?

 

After over 20 yrs in small engine repair and service industry i have never heard of stabil fuel stabilizer doing any harm to any type of gasoline engine , be it 2 or 4 stroke ; the direction's on the the can tell how much to mix per gallon of gas ! It's main use is to keep gas from going bad , guming up the fuel system and combustiom chamber during winter storage of lawn and garden equipment ; direction's call for mixing your gas and running the engine untill it burn's the unmixed fuel from the carb and combustion chamber ! Then it depend's on how long it's kept in storeage , if six month's or over you're suppose to dump any old gas from the tank ; but i've had gas that i premixed and still useable for up to 4 to 5 month's with no problem at all ! The Seafoam is what i use now for all my gasoline engines , car's , truck's atv's ,gas can's/jug's and lawn and garden equipment ; it cost's more to use it in every tank of fuel ! But for what it does for the engine's it's well worth it in the long run ! williebee