Amvcane
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- Joined
- May 24, 2013
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- NEPA
- Tractor
- 2012 Kioti CK35hst tlb; 1988 JD 420; 1990 JD 322; 1987 JD 332; 1985 JD 318; 2010 JD ProGator 2030A;
They all smell like you're stuck at a long red light behind a 1970's pickup truck. There's no high speed mixture screw on the carb and they all run real rich. I've read that that odor is the Onan Cologne.I took the original carb apart and cleaned it. Didn't see anything wrong with the float. I just googled 318 - 420 exhaust smell and apparently it is very common for the older onan engines to leave a strong exhaust smell on you after mowing. I dont know if its normal but it definitely is very common.