Electric fuel pump turn off switch

 i've got a Snapper 14.5 HP with a 38" cut. it's got the B & S motor
with the electric fuel pump. i have to turn a small knob in the fuel
line to cut off gas to the fuel pump or it will fill up the oil
reservoir with gas after the motor is turned off. my question is: is
it possible to hook up something so when i turn the engine off the gas
will also stop flow? maybe something in the ignition to tell the fuel
pump to halt the fuel from going any further? this is something that
bit me in the butt today. i forgot to turn the knob the last time
(about a week ago) i mowed and today had to drain the oil because it
was full of gas.

please let me hear your brainstorming on what possibilities i might
have.

thanks for any and all suggestions.

Tim

 On May 6, 12:58 am, t4du...@hotmail.com wrote:

solenoid valve in fuel line open when energized

 
please elaborate.

 Craig said:

This is an old tip that I've never had the occasion to test directly (but I
will comment more after):

Drive a small spade down in one or two spots  around one of your
plants and cut a few roots.  This might shock the plant into ripening
the tomatoes.

OK, this year one of the new varieties I was trying was not ripening any
tomatoes, not even a hint of color, even after all the others were doing
so.  It was so full of green tomatoes that the stake was leaning over
threatening to crash into the fence. (I have electric wires at the top so
this would have been a Bad Thing.)   I drove in a couple of small stakes
to tie off the larger one and stop the leaning.  And shortly after that, a
whole bunch of tomatoes on that plant started turning red.

 Now, I would think this was entirely coincidental, except for having
remembered that old advice.  So I may have unintentionally confirmed it
works.  Or, maybe not.  I doubt it would hurt to try.

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