Solo leacking gas

[Gofishleech]

My 2 year old solo is leaking gas and wont start. It started and cut several holes a few days ago. Went to use it and it ran rough and would not stay running. It had fresh gas and ran fine. Now it will drip the tank empty. I assume a stuck float but what's the fix?

[gunner55]

Not the samething exactly but check out page 2 of this forum.Briggs & Stratton carb issues.Frank(Surface Tension) has a post that I think could fix your problem.

[harvey lee]

I would check the lines going into the tank, one is to feed the carb and the other is a return I believe. They can get brittle after some time and they will crack and then the auger will run poorly.

I would guess it could be one of the two lines from the tanlk to the carb. If there is a crack, even a very small one, it will suck some air and not enough fuel.

Seen this numerous times with a crack in a fuel line.

I have replaced mine twice in the last 5 years. I now will do my fuel lines after a 2 year time to make sure I doi not have any issues.

[fishingstar]

I get all my gas line from the local stihl dealer. Stihl has a hose that does not get hard or rot.

Dan

[Gofishleech]

Thanks for the replies guys, gunner that was a good read from Surface Tension. Will be trying suggestions today.

[gunner55]

No problem,hope it helps.Let us know what you find