Fuel Shut Off

[GasSniffer]

I am looking to add one to my Timecutter. Which type do you all recommend and should I put it before or after the fuel filter?

 

[Bertrrr]

Are you looking at a manual valve ? If so I would put it before the filter so you can change filter out without loosing fuel, your carb bowl probably has an automatic fuel shut off for when you kill the engine.

 

[StarTech]

Those fuel solenoid only block the main fuel nozzle in the carburetor and does NOT shut off the fuel in the carburetor.The float needle valve and seat can still leak fuel all over the place.

 

[7394]

The float needle valve and seat can still leak fuel all over the place.

Even with electric fuel pump ?

 

[Bertrrr]

Ohh Yeah with any type of fuel pump

 

[7394]

Interesting.. As my gas line must flow up to top of tank (where it exits) to then head to gas filter & then electric fuel pump & finally carb..

 

[Bertrrr]

Never seen a fuel supply come from the top of the tank , you may be looking at a return line

 

[hlw49]

There lots of mowers that the fuel line goes in the top of the tank that draw fuel from the botton vie a fuel pickup hose.

 

[StarTech]

Never seen a fuel supply come from the top of the tank , you may be looking at a return line

Then you never work on a ZTR. Many of them have the fuel line coming out top of tanks. I even work on a few JDs that the electric fuel pump was in the fuel tank. I even a couple riders with the fuel line coming out of the top of tank.

Fuel can flow once the filled fuel line is below the fuel level ie it becomes a siphon hose.

 

[7394]

Never seen a fuel supply come from the top of the tank , you may be looking at a return line

No, it is the supply line, & Shut off valve is there as well.