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Old 04-14-2014, 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by jimbob200521 View Post
There is a line going to the fuel pump from the tank, and then one going to the carb. Remove the carb end of the hose and crank it a couple times. That'll tell you if the diaphragm is bad and allowing gas to leak into the internals.
You don't have to remove the hose to do that. If the engine isn't running, and the internals are bad, cranking on the motor would make it leak.

To the OP: If your oil has gas in it, just replace it. Not really any other way to tell. If it's the original FP, it's due.
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