Bird
Epic Contributor
This morning, before sunup, it was a little cooler outside; only 75 degrees. And since I hadn't used the Mantis tiller in awhile, I went out to see if it would start; no problem. I let it run several minutes while I did other things, so it was well warmed up when I used the throttle; worked just fine.
I know I've posted on TBN long ago that I had a 2 hp Johnson outboard motor with a one quart fuel tank (2 stroke, of course) in 1971 and the fuel tank was full when I learned that I was being sent to Northwestern University for the 71-72 school year. By the time I got back and used that little outboard again, that fuel had been in the tank for more than a year. But it started and ran just fine. However, when it ran out and I dumped a quart of fresh fuel in the tank, you could plainly hear that it picked a couple of hundred RPMs over the old fuel.:laughing: So maybe the same would/will happen with the Mantis tiller.
I know I've posted on TBN long ago that I had a 2 hp Johnson outboard motor with a one quart fuel tank (2 stroke, of course) in 1971 and the fuel tank was full when I learned that I was being sent to Northwestern University for the 71-72 school year. By the time I got back and used that little outboard again, that fuel had been in the tank for more than a year. But it started and ran just fine. However, when it ran out and I dumped a quart of fresh fuel in the tank, you could plainly hear that it picked a couple of hundred RPMs over the old fuel.:laughing: So maybe the same would/will happen with the Mantis tiller.