There's a mod you can do to separate the ignition from the fuel feed - turn the knob at the bottom of and it will run for 2 or 3 mins and then stop once the carb is empty. Or press a button to cut the ignition it stops immediately
No, the fuel bowl will not run dry. The fuel tank will simply develop a vacuum and the engine will stop from the lack of flow, not emptying the bowl as air flows into the bowl.
the real test is see if it can take a load? then what's wrong with it? I cleaned everything from the gas tank to the carb and it starts hard and wont carry a load
This unit was relatively new and worked under load with the choke on, if I recall correctly. It just needed a good carb cleaning to function properly without the choke on.
