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Old December 20, 2011   #31
Keiththibodeaux
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Originally Posted by easttx_hippie View Post
GrannyGreen, I've got a Mantis tiller that gets hard to start if I leave the gas in it for 4-5 weeks. After that, I'll need to flush out the gas tank and fuel line. I usually just pour some carb cleaner in the tank and give it a full pulls with the spark plug removed. A clean spark plug and fresh gas and it's ready to crank with just a couple of pulls.
I have the Mantis and love it. But I have experienced the issue you mention above. If I might ask you to be even more specific, which brand of carb cleaner do you use when doing this?
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