I accidentally put a gas/oil mix in riding lawnmower, what should I do?
Maggie S asked:
The tank is only 1/4 full. Do I have to siphon it out or can I just add regular gas to the rest of the tank? The lawnmower still turns on, but emits a stinky, slightly smokey cloud.
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The tank is only 1/4 full. Do I have to siphon it out or can I just add regular gas to the rest of the tank? The lawnmower still turns on, but emits a stinky, slightly smokey cloud.
January 30th, 2009 at 4:51 am
Add regular gas to the tank until it is full, the exhaust will be smokey, but no real damage except maybe a fouled spark plug.
January 31st, 2009 at 10:40 pm
simple,just run the current tank of mixed fuel until its gone.then maybe change plugs if needed.the mixed fuel wont do a thing to to the engine…in fact its actually doing three things lubeing the cylinder and all major internal engine parts,so no worries.
February 3rd, 2009 at 11:39 am
Pull off the rubber tube that goes from the gas tank to the carb and drain the fuel into another container and use it for your weed whacker. It will smoke really bad and is not good for the plug or the engine.
February 4th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
If you can pull off the hose connecting the tank to the carburetor, then I would drain out the gas and store it for the weed eater or other 2 cycle small gas engine that you have.
If this will become too big a job, then just fill it up with regular gas and put up with the smoke that it will emit. This could cause you a little problem with the spark plug and gumming up the carb, but I doubt if any damage will occur since there is not really all that much oil in the tank anyway.
good luck.