Whats this crap on my carb?

[Stumbo]

The carb on my gx340 has some kind of electrical crap on it, I don't know what is is, and I am curious. Can somebody explain that that is hanging off the bottom of it?

 

[kibble]

Looks like an injector of some sort? Looks interesting, I'd like to know as well.

 

[Kevin Noah]

its a fuel shutoff solonoid, when a power source is on-it will open to let fuel in. They are on all kinds of chinese generators,engines and some hondas

 

[ed1380]

also on some craftsman lawn tractors

 

[thatcobaltguy]

And almost all john deers its a safety feature incase the spark cut off doesnt work. just get the bolt that goes to that bowl and get rid of the solinoid.

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

And almost all john deers its a safety feature incase the spark cut off doesnt work. just get the bolt that goes to that bowl and get rid of the solinoid.

Yep, unplug the leaky POS, buy the bolt from a engine parts dealer, and swap it out for the bolt. Be sure to add in a manual shutoff too.

 

[Stumbo]

Thanks for the help guys! Its gone.

 

[robin]

i used to have somthing simlar on my bike it was an automatic choke

 

[Stumbo]

Crap, engine wont start .

Any experts on these solenoids and how they work? I pulled the solenoid and welded the hole on the bottom of the small bolt shut. I assumed that the pin on the solenoid dropped down to allow fuel flow, and lifted to plug the fuel inlet, was I wrong?

 

[Stumbo]

BTW, i checked and the engine is indeed getting spark, no issue there.... It has to be fuel.

 

[ed1380]

it look like this?

 

[Stumbo]

That carb looks a lot different from mine, ill talk a pic tomorrow

 

[ed1380]

i know, but im talking about the little hole you welded shut. did it look like one of the jets?