Manual

ASSEMBLY
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M ng Fuel
Your MANTIS Tiller is powered by a
commercial two stroke, air cooled engine
which requires a luel mixture of gasoline
and lubricating oil.
Use a mixture of 50 par_s unleaded
regular gasoline and I part two-stroke
MANTIS oil (50:1.) Use branded 89 octanc
(R÷M+2) unleaded gasoline or gasobol
(maxmmm 10% ethyl alcohol, or 15% MTBE, no methyl alcohol.)
STARTING
To Start Your Tiller for the
First Time:
1_ Fill the luel tank with the proper
oib"g/asoline mixture°
(See previous section.)
2. Hand tighten the gasoline cap just
until it_ snug_
3. Place the O/I switch into the
"start!on" position (Picture 1)
4. Pull the choke button all the way
out, to completely close the choke
(Picmre 2)
5. Locate the purge bulb on the
upper right of the engine, in front of
the fuel tank. (See Picture 3) It sends
fuel into the carburetoL for easy
Picture i
starting. Press the purge bulb until
you see fuel flow through the clear fuei
return line. Since you're starting
"cold," you may need to press six to
eight times. As soon as fuel starts
flowing through the clear fuel line, stop
pressing! (Picture 3)
6. Don't press the throttle trigger
during the starting of the engi_e.
7. Pull the starter cord (Picture 4)
until resistance is t)tlt. Then give the
recoil starter coMa few brisk pulls until
the engine fires, Note: Pull the starter
cord about 12'' to 18". During cold start-
ing, you may need to pull at least three or
four times belbre the engine fires.
NOTE: When the choke is closed,
never pull the cord more than four or
Picture 2
five times. Ovewulling may cause
flooding. Also, bear in mind that, when
the engine fires, it only coughs or
sputter, and will not run on choke.
8. Push the choke button in, all the
wag to open the choke. (Picture 5)
9. Then pull the starmr cord again°
The engine should start and run. Let the
engine warm up two to three minutes
before using.
Follow these stqos whenever you are
starting the engine "cold", or when the
engine has run dry and you have .just
added fiM, Remember, always _se short,
b_isk pulls, DoM give the co_d a tong,
jbr_efuI yank, ArM, do not let the cord
snap bach into the start_ housing,
Never use starting fluids as they will cause permanent engine
damage. Using them will void the warranty. Before you use the
tiller, read the Safety& Warning rules on pages 3_4.
Picture 3 Picture 4
Picmre 5
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