Hi all, I have a Weedeater self propelled lawnmower; The engine code is 121K02. Looks like the carburetor is leaking gas out of the main opening from behind the air filter housing; Seems like it is actually spitting it out a bit. Anyone know what this problem may be? It runs fine it's just that the gas is leaking from the opening. Thanks.

[left]Engine model 33177 0946 B&S OHV single cylinder. It will start up fine but between 5-20 minutes cough and then stall out. Sometimes it will start back up and other times I have to wait till it cools. I also noticed the slightest bit of white smoke when using it the first time this season, so I did an oil change, changed the fuel and air filters as well as the spark plug. Pulled the bowl off the carb and cleaned the internal parts with carb spray. (Twice but didn't use air or special tools) The smoke seems to have gotten worse, it smokes a moderate amount when going uphill but only puffs a little at times otherwise. Compression tested to 75psi hot and I also tried to spin the flywheel backwards and it seemed to rebound. (I don't know to what degree it should however). I did notice a small puff of smoke from the air intake when doing the flywheel test. It also smokes from the dipstick tube. And some oil is getting into the combustion chamber.... I can wipe oil off the plug every time I pull it. So im pretty confident it has a blown head gasket (crossing my fingers) or worse. I have had issues with it coughing or sputtering and stalling the whole time I've had it (8yrs old) but maybe once every other mow and it would start right up and be fine. Seems coincidental to be seperate issue but a couple family memebrs seem to think that the stalling is fuel related. Any Additional insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Kevin. [/left]