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Ariens Platinum 30 SHO leaking gas cap fix?
I have a couple year old Ariens Platinum with the AX414, I have had it to the dealer once for some minor fixes and a leaking gas cap. They fixed the minor stuff and put a new gas cap on it. It is still leaking, they said they would try another cap, I dont feel the cap is the issue. Has one found anything that works?
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Sorry, what do you mean the cap is leaking? Leaking under what conditions? Just normal operation, like from gas sloshing around in the tank? Or when tipping the machine forward for service?
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Leaking all the time, doesnt matter if it is full or not still leaks and runs down the front of the tank. What I normally do is before I start doing my driveway I fill the tank full. It normally takes me at least a half an hour to do my driveway and sidewalks. I will then put the blower in the garage and shut the fuel off and let it run out of gas in the carb. I have also just shut off the engine without running the carb out of fuel, it does not make a difference. It still leaks gas all over the tank down the front of the engine...It looks like it is leaking from under the gas cap.
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Do you still have the screen mounted in the tank neck, like the attached pic? I found it better to remove that so the cap sits down better on the tank lip. There is another screen on the fuel shut-off valve in the tank.
2015 Ariens Platinum 30 SHO - model 921040
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Do you still have the screen mounted in the tank neck, like the attached pic? I found it better to remove that so the cap sits down better on the tank lip. There is another screen on the fuel shut-off valve in the tank.
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Leaking all the time, doesnt matter if it is full or not still leaks and runs down the front of the tank. What I normally do is before I start doing my driveway I fill the tank full. It normally takes me at least a half an hour to do my driveway and sidewalks. I will then put the blower in the garage and shut the fuel off and let it run out of gas in the carb. I have also just shut off the engine without running the carb out of fuel, it does not make a difference. It still leaks gas all over the tank down the front of the engine...It looks like it is leaking from under the gas cap.
I guess I've been spoiled by tanks and caps that do their jobs quietly, so I don't have to worry about them

It leaks even just sitting there? Or only when using it, so gas is sloshing around? If it's from the cap, I wouldn't expect the fuel shutoff, etc, to change anything.
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Toro Power Clear 221QR
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Yeah, I'm really struggling to figure out how fuel can go *up* to escape the cap when parked and not sloshing ... makes no sense to me at this point . . . Short of filling it absolutely to the brim and then having the fuel warm up and expand, I'm out of ideas . . .
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Do you have a picture? I guess I'm just struggling a bit to understand, and that's not meant as anything negative. I've just never dealt with a mystery gas leak, or a cap that had this problem.
I guess I've been spoiled by tanks and caps that do their jobs quietly, so I don't have to worry about them
But I do recall hearing discussions of certain Ariens caps that are awkward to use, at least. I think on the AX engines.
It leaks even just sitting there? Or only when using it, so gas is sloshing around? If it's from the cap, I wouldn't expect the fuel shutoff, etc, to change anything.
I guess I've been spoiled by tanks and caps that do their jobs quietly, so I don't have to worry about them

It leaks even just sitting there? Or only when using it, so gas is sloshing around? If it's from the cap, I wouldn't expect the fuel shutoff, etc, to change anything.
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Yeah, I'm really struggling to figure out how fuel can go *up* to escape the cap when parked and not sloshing ... makes no sense to me at this point . . . Short of filling it absolutely to the brim and then having the fuel warm up and expand, I'm out of ideas . . .

http://apache.ariens.com/manuals/B-2128.pdf
Does this help??
Does this help??
2016 Ariens Professional 28
2017 Toro Power Clear 721R
2018 Simplicity Select 1024
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http://apache.ariens.com/manuals/B-2128.pdf
Does this help??
Does this help??
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