well what way was it before? the oposite of that is off. make the lever at a 90 degree angle to the line itself i would bet thats off. on all my scags it is

 

well what way was it before? the oposite of that is off. make the lever at a 90 degree angle to the line itself i would bet thats off. on all my scags it is

Well, it was half way between. I presume that it takes a few minutes to burn off the fuel in the carb bowl but I just can't get it to quit. Do you see an almost instant shut off of the engine? Wondering if my cutoff valve may be bad and/or the source of my leak.

 

It'll take a few minutes. If it was 1/2 way, it would allow enough fuel through to carry no load idle at least. Try one way, then the other for 5 or 10 minutes, that'll be plenty of time to empty the carb out.

 

It'll take a few minutes. If it was 1/2 way, it would allow enough fuel through to carry no load idle at least. Try one way, then the other for 5 or 10 minutes, that'll be plenty of time to empty the carb out.

Thanks, I didn't realize that it might take that long to burn off the fuel in the carb. I'll put it one way, let her run, go get a beer and see if it shuts off. If it doesn't quit after 10 minutes or so, I'll put the lever the other way, go get another beer, and repeat the process.

 

How about just take the line off at the fuel filter and move the lever until the flow of gas stops.

James

 

Thanks, I didn't realize that it might take that long to burn off the fuel in the carb. I'll put it one way, let her run, go get a beer and see if it shuts off. If it doesn't quit after 10 minutes or so, I'll put the lever the other way, go get another beer, and repeat the process.

I started to tell you to do exactly that but didn't want to sound like a rummy.:laugh:

 

How about just take the line off at the fuel filter and move the lever until the flow of gas stops.

James

I guess you could do that, but it wouldn't allow any time to drink beer.

 

I guess you could do that, but it wouldn't allow any time to drink beer.

Yeah, and I have to go out for dinner and am trying not to smell like a refinery. Although, now that I think about it, smelling like a brewery probably isn't much better. :hammerhead:

May put the scag to bed for the evening and just pull the line tomorrow when I have more time.

Thanks, all.

 

As a general rule, if the lever of the switch is in line with the hose, it's ON.
And if it's at a 90-degree angle to the hose, it's OFF.
Maybe not always, but as a rule.

As for if you can't get it to shut off, take a rag and some Vise grips and wrap a piece of the rag around the rubber line then gently clamp down on it, blam, now you can work on the carb.

 

As a general rule, if the lever of the switch is in line with the hose, it's ON.
And if it's at a 90-degree angle to the hose, it's OFF.
Maybe not always, but as a rule.

As for if you can't get it to shut off, take a rag and some Vise grips and wrap a piece of the rag around the rubber line then gently clamp down on it, blam, now you can work on the carb.

Thanks, Topsites. This will help a lot. I am now suspecting that my leak may be on or around the carb. When I rolled the scag back yesterday I found a small gas spot just in front of theleft wheel and the entire carb bowl was wet with gas. So, I will need to find some way to isolate the carb from the fuel supply so that I can investigate.

Question... if the carb bowl is not seated properly, will the bowl flood and continue to leak until the tank is empty?