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    dwendler Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Aug 11, 2009, 07:24 AM
    Removal of fuel solenoid from 24hp craftsman mower
    My craftsman 24ohv engine has a fuel solenoid that needs to be replaced. Reading on similar issues I get the impression that I should be able to unscrew it from the carburator. Mine seems to turn but it is not unscrewing, it just spins. Do I have the wrong process to remove this solenoid? Do I need to drop the bowl?
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    Aug 11, 2009, 08:06 AM

    Hi,
    Sounds to me as if you are turning the outer casing. At the part nearest the float bowl there should be part of it with a hex, or at least two flats. It is too narrow for most wrenches; I use a pair of ignition pliers (mine are Craftsman, but ChannelLock makes them also.)
    Turning the casing can potetially tear the wiring to the solenoid and ruin it.
    Peace,
    Clarke
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    Aug 12, 2009, 09:03 AM
    Thanks, I found flats and a 1/2 narrow wrench did the trick.
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