EA81 carby fuel cut solenoids question

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 8:29 am

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if this copy image location right click mouse function works ( so that's how its done?) you will see Willys carby (see two ?? OPSM ?

) at the front, top of each carby, hexagonal chunkers with one black wire connection ...

are these specific to these twin carbs ? or GEN1, or certain GEN2 Hitachi ?

Anyone got one to sell ?

Silverbullet · Post by **Silverbullet** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 12:50 pm

Not specific to the twins, I have a carby with one on it. It's from an early-ish model I think 1983 or before. My wagons 81' engine had one on it. Basically get's switched power with the key, must be when you turn the key off the little plunger inside clicks in and blocks the fuel flow somehow.

What do you want one for? I think you can buy new aftermarket solenoids, the old ones suffer from the single wire cracking right where it meets the base of the solenoid, copper eventually fatigues and the wire drops off.

Cliff R · Post by **Cliff R** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 2:36 pm

If the wire breaks the engine will stop as the spring loaded plunger inside the solenoid will close. If you need to get home when this happens unscrew the solenoid and take the plunger and spring out.
Screw the solenoid body back in minus the solenoid and spring and the engine will run as per normal.
Be prepared though for the engine to possibly run on when you turn the ignition off.

Willy Fisterbottom · Post by **Willy Fisterbottom** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 2:37 pm

Yep, what Silverbullet said.

coxy · Post by **coxy** » Tue Jul 08, 2014 7:34 am

Even the L EA 82 carb model Hitachi has these and they fit they are just hard to see on those carby models because they bury them under so much crap.

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Tue Jul 08, 2014 8:33 am

OK, thanks. I might have to go through the depths of my shed to have a look see if I have the bits. When I was a boy - carbies didn't have wires