We had a Mantis garden tiller which worked well for a number of years but i= t finally wore out this spring, when we bought a new one. It worked well fo= r the spring tilling then rested in the garage for the summer. I wanted to = do some tilling recently and it got tempermental. I spent several hours wor= king on it over the last few weekends but it just won't work.
The status is that it will start on full choke after several presses on the= fuel injector bubble thing. I let it run for a few minutes to get up to op= erating temperature but it shuts off when the choke is opened. If I try to = accellerate with the choke closed, it also dies.
I've tried adjusting the carb screws in every possible way, the plug and fu= el filter are good, and the muffler screen is clear. I drained the gas tank= and re-filled with a new 2-cycle mix of the proper ratio. Any ideas on wha= t else to try before I give up and take it to the shop?
Paul