This is on an MTD Yard Machine Riding mower. Mdl 760. B&S Engine is 282H07-0334-E1 with a Nikki carburetor. It dies after the engine gets good and warmed up. It is still getting spark as the engine is winding down so I believe it is fuel related. It has the fuel shutoff solenoid screwed into the bowel of the carburetor. I suspect this solenoid.
Question: Is it normal for this solenoid body to get uncomfortably hot to the touch. I suspect that it is failing.
I had similar dying last summer and narrowed it to really fine “grit” down around the plunger and plunger spring that would not let the plunger fully retract. I cleaned it up and has worked fine until now. Thanks in advance for suggestions.
It appeared clean this time but I could barely hear it click until I cleaned all electrical connections and now I can even hear it click with my ear muffs on!
