Fuel Shut-Off Switch For 4-Cycle Engines

Fuel Shut-Off Switch For 4-Cycle Engines ENGINES Engines 31-4-37 Leaving the fuel lever in the "on" position on a 4-cycle recoil engine during transport can let fuel seep into the crankcase, which may greatly reduce engine life. This patented new fuel shut-off kit automatically turns off the fuel for you. "It solves a common problem for anyone who uses 4-cycle engines on power washers, pumps, generators, welders, compressors, etc.," says inventor Mike Hanshaw. "The problem happens when the operator completes a job and is in a hurry to get somewhere else. He shuts the engine down using the factory shut-off switch on the engine, but doesn't bother to slide the fuel lever over that's designed to ground the ignition and shut off the flow of fuel from the carburetor. So the fuel lever remains in the æon' position when he loads the engine on a trailer and goes bouncing down the highway, allowing fuel to enter the engine crankcase. When he unloads the engine he often finds that it won't start. The contaminated oil can even ruin an engine." He says the problem is particularly troublesome on Honda GX series engines since they're used on many different types of equipment. The fuel shut-off system consists of a switch that forces the operator to turn the fuel off in order to kill the engine. To install the kit, you unscrew a shroud that surrounds the fuel lever, drill a hole where you want the switch, then screw the switch into place and re-install the shroud. Installation takes about a half hour, "but once you know what you're doing it's only a 10-minute job, says Hanshaw. "My kit isn't needed for every 4-cycle engine, because some of them come with a factory auxiliary shut-off switch or some other kind of additional safety switch." Sells for $29.99 plus $8.95 S&H. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Hanshaw Enterprise, LLC, 109 Heather Lane, Springville, Iowa 52336 ph 319 981-8171; m_hanshaw@msn.com; www.fueloff.com).

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