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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mmsllc" data-source="post: 92686" data-attributes="member: 13117"><p>The fuel shutdown solenoid is actually there to reduce the amount of fuel pressure that would otherwise be put on the small needle valve inside of the carburetor. By it not being there, it fuel can force its way into the cylinder. That is the main idea as to what it is designed to do. That should also help reduce the possibility of have the engine flooding out when the key is off. This issue is even worse if the fuel tank mounts above the carburetor because of increased gravity. To answer your question, it was most likely removed as it (most likely) went bad & was not available to be replaced. After it ran good, it was very easy to forget.</p></blockquote><p></p>