Here's a funny one for y'all... Not so funny for me but, you know what I mean.
I had been using my B2650 - regularly - without issue since I bought it in Fall of 2015. I parked it about two weeks ago and it sat there until yesterday. Upon using it, I smelled diesel. I figured I had spilled some during my last fill-up... Well, the smell wasn't getting any better with time. I started poking around and found a mouse had built a nest just under the hood next to the fuel cap. I started pulling its nest from little cavity next to the cap and saw (and smelled) more and more diesel-soaked debris. I finally found, deeper into that cavity, where the mouse had chewed the fuel line(s) in that area. This clearly explained the smell and the now-very-noticeable leak rolling down and onto the ground. It doesn't seem to leak after the engine stops running.
My questions revolve around replacing this tubing. I can't get a good look at it yet; I need to fully remove the hood in order to do so but I know I have at least one line chewed through. If there are more lines, I can't see them... Does anyone know how many lines are in this area? Does anyone know if these are return lines or feed lines? Does anyone have first-hand experience on replacing fuel lines like this? I'm pretty handy and do most of my own maintenance on my vehicles, motorcycles and the tractor; I just want to know what I'm getting into.
Update: I reached back there to feel anything I could. As near as I can tell, there's damage to two different "tubes" back in there. I'm not sure if there's a a tube and a wire or if there are two tubes. Side note, does anyone else hate the design of the hood? Such a pain to work under...
I had been using my B2650 - regularly - without issue since I bought it in Fall of 2015. I parked it about two weeks ago and it sat there until yesterday. Upon using it, I smelled diesel. I figured I had spilled some during my last fill-up... Well, the smell wasn't getting any better with time. I started poking around and found a mouse had built a nest just under the hood next to the fuel cap. I started pulling its nest from little cavity next to the cap and saw (and smelled) more and more diesel-soaked debris. I finally found, deeper into that cavity, where the mouse had chewed the fuel line(s) in that area. This clearly explained the smell and the now-very-noticeable leak rolling down and onto the ground. It doesn't seem to leak after the engine stops running.
My questions revolve around replacing this tubing. I can't get a good look at it yet; I need to fully remove the hood in order to do so but I know I have at least one line chewed through. If there are more lines, I can't see them... Does anyone know how many lines are in this area? Does anyone know if these are return lines or feed lines? Does anyone have first-hand experience on replacing fuel lines like this? I'm pretty handy and do most of my own maintenance on my vehicles, motorcycles and the tractor; I just want to know what I'm getting into.
Update: I reached back there to feel anything I could. As near as I can tell, there's damage to two different "tubes" back in there. I'm not sure if there's a a tube and a wire or if there are two tubes. Side note, does anyone else hate the design of the hood? Such a pain to work under...
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