I left the unit overnight and the gas tank siphoned itself, through the carb, empty. It's obviously a ****** up design and not worth dealing with. I hate to say it - I'm going to buy an electric.
It sits right over the carb, so maybe that needs adjusting. Actually, I know at least in '88-'01 1.8-1.9L escorts do not have a carb, they are fuel injected. My filter housing is connected to a vacuum manifold, and the housing does smell gassy. However, an air filter sitting on a carb could have a small amount of gas in it, or smell like gas. When you start the car, the carb or manifold should create negative air pressure (vacuum) which will basically suck the gas back out. If gas is going INTO your air filter from your carb OR manifold (gas splashing into the filter housing), you should have the carb or manifold checked or adjusted. So, smell/few drops of gas:OK - gas geyser: big problem.
im not sure but i think instead of the carb getting gas from a hose, there is a fuel injector that injects the gas into the carb.
in the fuel line going into the carb in the fuel line going into the carb
This is confusing, a 1998 does not have a carb.
Check the gas line disconect the line going to the carb and blow on it or let it run some out of the line to see if its getting gas.
your gas float is sticking in the carb-
Could be carb problems. The cylinder is getting to much fuel and it is going past the ring into the crank case. Try rebuilding your carb, could be out of time : check to make sure the engine is timed properly.
I`ve found that in any vehicle if you can pour gas down the carb to make it run and you know the fuel pump is working (plenty of gas to the carb) than the diaphragm in the carb must have a small hole or crack which makes it loose pressure. If you rebuild the carb there will be one in the kit. Bad needle/seat valve? Float not adjusted properly?
Inlet needle in carb sticking open; it runs in through the carb.
usually the quick digest high carb foods are best for "no gas".
I don't know why you would want to stop gas from going into a cylinder, but there is only one way i can think of. If it is a fuel-injected vehicle, you can disconnect the fuel injector harness from that cylinder, that will stop the injector from firing. If it is has a carb, I don't think there is a way.