[105_Tom]

Hey All-

I found my winter aquisition - a CCC 782 - filled with fuel the other day after running it for a short time to exercise it. I pulled the carb again today and drained the crankcase; the intake manifold was dry, but the cylinders had been full of fuel just like the crankcase was. It was soo bad that it was dripping out of the front seal at the PTO and coming out of the muffler! I'm wondering about the fuel pump as a culprit. I had to clean the carb when I got the tractor, and other than getting the old fuel out and de-gunking it, the needle and seat were in good shape and seemed to pass the seal test. I would have expected to see fuel pooled in the intake if the needle/seat was the entry point, but I have read here that the fuel pumps can go bad and cause the motor to fill with fuel as well.

Any thoughts on what to check and how to check the fuel pump? Are there rebuild kits? I have not run the tractor with the oil fouled, so I hope the bottom end will be ok. I plan to run it for 30ish mins after I get the fuel issue resolved and then change the oil again.