Need Help - liquid gas poured down carb throat

[wsparadise]

I need advice, I (stupidly) drained a fuel filter down the carb throat. Obviously I was not thinking. I estimate about 1 cup of fuel entered carb. My question is what should I do? I have not started the engine yet and am concerned about explosion or fuel in the oil. This happened about 12 hours ago. Help please.<br /><br />Thanks, Bill<br />wsparadise@sbcglobal.net

 

[rickdb1boat]

Re: Need Help - liquid gas poured down carb throat

Hi Bill<br /><br />If you poured gas in the carb throat, it's now sitting in the cylinder. Remove the spark plugs and ground the plug wire leads to the block. Crank the engine over several times to expel the excess fuel. Put a towel over the spark plug holes to prevent the fuel from shooting all over the place. Replace the plugs and wires and wipe up any excess fuel and you should be good to go...

 

[wsparadise]

Re: Need Help - liquid gas poured down carb throat

Thanks Rick, I appreciate the advice, I was planning on that and maybe changing the oil too just to be safe.

 

[rickdb1boat]

Re: Need Help - liquid gas poured down carb throat

Definitely change the oil... Wasn't sure what type of motor we were talkin' about....

 

[wsparadise]

Re: Need Help - liquid gas poured down carb throat

Motor is an 5.7L V8 with OMC cobra drive

 

[JB]

Re: Need Help - liquid gas poured down carb throat

Moving to I/O