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Message: <blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 3373165" data-attributes="member: 15054">I cut the tip off many of those solenoids and stuck them back in and instant startup and run.I am not a fan either.There really is not much to those small carbs.If you do not have any fuel in the new carb you could have a stuck needle..Sometimes after a rebuild the needle will sit in the seat and get stuck this will happen if the rebuilt carb sits for a long time on the shelf with needle in the seat waiting to be sold.When I build a carb I put a tiny bit of Quicksilver marine 2 stroke oil on the needle.It does not dry up and get sticky and will not harm rubber.I also use it to lube valve stems when I build cylinder heads.Friend has a couple nice riding mowers that quit on him just 2 weeks ago.One does not have a deck under it and he uses it for pulling stuff around his acreage.He said i could have the one with the mower deck if I needed it.I did not need it. But I felt compelled to fix it for him.It was a failed  fuel  shut off solenoid  and gooey crud in the bottom of the carburetor.Runs great now. and took less than 30 minutes to have it running.He was happy.Steering was very stiff on it..I lubed up the pivot joints and it got much smoother.He said his wife hated it because it was hard to steer. Not hard to steer now.</blockquote>