re: Riding lawnmower repair

yep carburetor is flooding out, i have seen it completely drain the entire gas tank dry when it floods.

it goes into the engine where the oil is supposed to be. that is whats making the engine smoke, because the oil is thinned out by the gas and going right passed the piston rings

pull out dipstick and its gonna be over full and smelling of gas so your oil is contaminated and dont use it.

after disconnecting it or turning off the gas, remove spark plug and spin engine by hand to get all the raw gas out of the engine cylinder, then put the plug back in and change the oil (& filter if it has one)

a carb rebuild kit costs $12, or you can buy the whole carb for $16

this is the carb you need, and they even got cheaper, its only $13.50 LINK