Mantis FastStart, Owner'S Manual

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How to Reseat the
Flange
At some point, you may find
that the tines won’t turn when
you press the throttle. This
may mean the engine isn’t
sitting all the way down on the
worm gear housing.
Perhaps you’ve been using
your Tiller for several years.
Or perhaps you’ve removed
the engine for use with our
hedge trimmer attachment,
then replaced it. In either case,
the flange bolt (Key #36, page
29) may have come loose and
lifted the engine up.
If this happened you’ll
notice a gap between the
bottom of the engine flange
(Key #37, page 29) and the
top of the worm gear housing.
(Picture 1)
To fix this, loosen the flange
bolt. Take the engine off the
worm gear housing. Notice
the hex head on top of the
drive shaft (Key #22, Page 27).
Inside the flange housing,
you’ll find the clutch drum
(Key #29, Page 29). Make sure
the hex head lines up with the
clutch drum inside the flange
housing.
Then put the engine back
on the worm gear housing.
Make sure the plastic carrying
handle is not under the fuel
tank.
If you’ve followed these steps
properly, there will be no gap
between the engine flange and
the worm gear housing.
(Picture 2) Make sure you
tighten the flange bolt!
Picture 1 … Note how the
engine doesn’t sit all the way
down on the transmission.
Picture 2 … Note how the
engine sits all the way down on
the transmission.
Cleaning the Muffler
Screen
1. Take out the spark plug.
2. Remove the red cylinder
cover, (Key #28) which is held
on by 2 phillips-head screws.
(Key #29)
3. You will see the metal
screen fixture, held on by 3
more phillips-head screws.
(Key #24) Remove the fixture.
4. Behind the fixture
(Key #23, Guide, Exhaust
Outer) will be the muffler
lid (Key #22, Guide,
Exhaust Inner) and
gasket, exhaust (Key
#21). The screen sits
under the gasket.
5. If the screen (Key #20) is
clogged with deposits, it needs
to be cleaned. Use carburetor
cleaner, and any brush that is
not metal. Brush the screen
until you are able to see
through it.
6. If the screen remains
plugged after attempts at
cleaning, it must be replaced.
MAINTENANCE
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