Improved Zama Carburetor C1U-K54A - Ideal for Mantis Tiller & Other Versatile Uses Review

Here's the scene: a 20 year old Mantis cultivator that was sold at a flea market. Does not start! I gave it to a neighbor to work with a carburetor - I couldn't start it. Collected, cleaned again, carburetor - does not start. A year later I saw it on Revain. After about 5 minutes, put the carburetor on. I pressed the gas, pulled the air flap - after two jerks it started and went out! Accelerated, rope pulled - it started and drove off, but the tow rope broke (the rope was 20 years old). A week…

My 2 stroke Mantis tiller (2 years old) has never worked properly from day one. The beginning was always very difficult. By the end of his sophomore year, he was no longer working at all. Tried to clean everything including the carburetor. Hi and low injectors with a carburetor. cleaners etc. It still doesn't start. Very frustrating. Eventually I gave in and ordered a Zama replacement carburetor. This is the same model the Mantis originally came with and the replacement was easy to install…

I was attempting to rebuild the carburetor on my Toro lawnmower; What a disaster. My eyes are messed up (71 year old eyes) and somehow I lost one of the tiny parts and reassembled the carb without realizing my mistake. I never got the old carburetor to work. Bought a new carburetor off ebay and it was perfect; new, shiny and clean! The best part of the experience was that it worked the first try and worked perfectly every time Toro launched. So the moral of the carb story was learned and…

This carburetor was the quickest and easiest small engine repair ever! It took less than 5 minutes to get my Mantis working better than ever. I loosened the two large mounting bolts, swapped out the carburetors, then reconnected the hoses and throttle body. Light! Then I filled the tank, pumped up the bulb, turned on the choke and it started almost on the first pull, then I let go of the choke and it wound up on the next pull. The low idle was already set perfectly, and turning the high-speed…

First of all I hate mechanical work. But my current economic situation (retired) set the tone for this renovation. After literally weeks of tinkering with set screws on my old Mantis tiller, I was almost ready to take it to the dealer. It starts but won't run, or runs without power, or stops when I release the trigger. I was confused. Before I downloaded this thing I went to Revane to see what I could see. Other reviews showed that I wasn't alone with my problem and this little carb looked like