I would take a look at the fuel pump. If the diaphragm ruptures it can leak
fuel into the crankcase.
Grant 50 3100
George Long wrote:
> My dad is having troubles with the 235 in his 49 3100, we went
> to put it in our newly finished garage and it started up fine as it
> always does, When i put it in gear it proceeded to die, I started
> it up again with a little trouble and it backfired(quietly) and died
> it did this a few times. Pretty soon it wasn't even firing so we
> roled it down the hill on our property because the battery was
> dying this also did not work. We tried jump starting it with 12
> volts it kicked once but that was it, this motor had low
> compression when we bought the truck so we knew it wasn't
> long for this world. When we pulled the dipstick it had an extra
> half quart that it didn't have before and it smells of gasoline.
> Heres the question is it dead or do you think that something
> else is up? Dropping in another engine is no prob I have a spare
> and it gives an excuse for those hop up parts. I would just like
> a little input, TIA.
>
> Nate Long
> 54 3600
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