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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LazyKG" data-source="post: 106363" data-attributes="member: 12643">I didn't see a conclusion to this and this sounds exactly like the trouble I had (and still do every now and then) with my 732. The fuel shutoff solenoid on the carb can get gunked up and fail to either open or close; stuck open and the thing floods like the Minnesota River in the springtime, stuck closed and you get no gas, mostly closed and you get your symptoms: wants to start but does not stay running and you have to wait for enough gas to seep into the carb to fire again.Removing and disassembling the carb then spraying carb cleaning down the jet into the bowl until you get a solid stream. This has to be done while the solenoid is in the open position by applying 12v to it. When I have to do this, I take the carb apart leaving just the solenoid wire attached (be careful, it does not take too much pulling on this wire to rip it out of the solenoid!), turn the key to run, then hold the carb base to the frame and use the spray cleaner. It's a pain but I'm getting pretty good at it (dammit!).I did have to replace this solenoid shortly after I first got the machine as it would, more often than no, fail to open and have this same no-fuel issue and this part is not cheap, about $250 from Bobcat last time I checked.</blockquote>