[MBZ] OT lawnmower engine

[Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes]

My father had this small 13.5hp Craftsman riding lawn mower. When he 
went out to start it, it would not turn over.  It acted like it wanted 
to.  I figured it was probably the battery was low, or had a bad starter 
or solenoid.  He went and bought a new one because he was too lazy to 
mess with it.  I hauled it off intending to get it going then sell it.  
I checked the battery and it was not low.  I cranked it and it turned 
over a little bit then stopped solid.  Rotating the flywheel back and 
forth I could feel a spot where it was hanging up.  A little more 
messing with it I could rotate it by had slowly thru that spot.  I then 
checked the oil which seemed to be full of fuel.  So, it appears that 
somehow maybe the cylinder is filling up with fuel.  Hopefully the 
engine is OK but it appears I need to drain the engine and refill with 
oil, and pull the spark plug and crank it over to blow it out. But, how 
would fuel be getting in to that extent?  Could the carb be dumping fuel in?

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