Well, I finally lost this solenoid in the carb of my 18hp Briggs twin. Had to chop the tip to get going again.
Reading online, it sounds like a bunch of people just bypass them and ignore but I am wondering if I will now get into backfire situations that can hurt the engine? The last thing I want is to do head gaskets on this engine which is a nightmare to get to!
I read that some put a solenoid valve inline with the fuel line but that won't do a thing with fuel already in the float bowl.
The one scenario I can think of is when I hit a bump and I azz comes off the seat while mowing which trips the seat switch and kills the ignition for a moment.
Thoughts? Do I need to go get one of these stupidly priced valves that are not built rugged enough for the environment?
Reading online, it sounds like a bunch of people just bypass them and ignore but I am wondering if I will now get into backfire situations that can hurt the engine? The last thing I want is to do head gaskets on this engine which is a nightmare to get to!
I read that some put a solenoid valve inline with the fuel line but that won't do a thing with fuel already in the float bowl.
The one scenario I can think of is when I hit a bump and I azz comes off the seat while mowing which trips the seat switch and kills the ignition for a moment.
Thoughts? Do I need to go get one of these stupidly priced valves that are not built rugged enough for the environment?