by dennis » Mon Feb 15, 2016 1:09 pm
Sawman...
I am a little confused. I thought the solenoid on the carb was to cut off the fuel to the main jet/nozzle at shutdown to prevent dieseling and backfire. On my riding mower, when the switch is turned on, the solenoid opens (pulls in) and allows fuel to enter main nozzle. When the switch is turned off, it plunges forward and shuts off fuel. I guess I have two questions....
First, on a generator with an idle down circuit, how would this solenoid work?
Second, on my generator that does not have an idle down circuit, why couldn't you use just a bowl screw to hold the bowl on.......why go to the expense of having a non-functioning solenoid? Thanks.