I tipped it on its side, carb up, and gas dripped off the muffler cover. I assumed it came out of the new carb's bowl and through the heatsink fins around the cylinder, but I couldn't find a wet spot. When I installed the carb, I used the same gaskets that were on the spacer because they looked okay. The bowl was on tight, and the bowl bolts were too. I had also checked the rocker arm gaps and didn't bother to use a new valve cover gasket. It runs fine, except for a barely audible misfire every few seconds. Where did the gas come from (and what's causing that misfire)?

Hello everyone, I have a Craftsman riding mower lt2000. Model No. 917.273756 that's about 10 yrs old. The woodruff key #61 (half-moon shape) for the disk brake keeps breaking. I put in new pads, spring and brake rod. The rod is adjusted to about an 1 3/4". About 10 minutes into mowing the brakes stop working and it will no longer stop. Thanks for any help!