Echo PB 403T

[New Jersey]

Help! I have been a fairly decent home repairer.After completing use of me Echo Blower, I store it and when I return the next day its hard to start, the air filter is soaked with gasoline. If I remove the air filter and unscrew the gas cap, its starts fine. I found that if I store it with gas cap loose and restart later before tightening the gas cap all is well. Installed new fuel filter, no help.

Any ideas?

[HayZee518]

check the vent hole on the gas cap. when you run the machine it sucks gas into the carb. when you shut it down it creates a suction throughout and gas goes into the carb and then the filter.

[New Jersey]

Thanks for the advice. I looked at the gas cap closely and could not see any thing obvious. Purchased new cap and so far appears to be working fine.
That is a new one on me. Thanks for your help.