Originally Posted by
jsfocke
Sorry I wasn't clearer.
You should be able to hear it click when you turn the key on. You can also unhook the plug, unscrew it from the carb bowl and while it's in your hand plug it back and and just turn the key on. You should see the plunger retract back into the solenoid. If that doesn't happen then you either have a bad solenoid or no current going to it.
To figure this out you can use a test light or a volt meter of some kind to make sure you have current to those wires. If you have current and it doesn't retract then it is the solenoid.