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    Sep 26, 2011, 05:46 PM
    Craftsman lawn tractor engine will run for 5 or 6 seconds then die. Will start again
    It will start again in a minute or so and then die after running for 5 or 6 seconds. Is it the auto fuel shutoff solenoid malfunctioning?
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    Sep 26, 2011, 06:25 PM
    It could be a bad solenoid but normally when they go bad they stay bad, dead as a door nail. I'd start by checking the bowl and the float for free movement and needle valve flowing fuel freely when the float drops. Start there
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