HOODELL C1U-K82 C1U-K54A Carburetor, for Mantis Tiller 7222 7222M 7225 7920, Echo TC-210 HC-1500, Cultivator Carb, Plus Rebuild Kit Primer Bulb Fuel Line and More

As described. Fit and finish perfect. Have used for one season no issues. Revived weed whacker. Easy to install.

So, I thought about giving this a 1 star rating so people like me that go directly to the reviews that are negative would read this. Didn't want to do that and effect the seller in a bad way. I had reservations about buying this as there were some people that either were reviewing the wrong item, didn't know what they were doing or something else. Anyhow, I got this for a Mantis that my wife purchased back in 2007 because she 'needed' one. I haven't done much to it maintenance wise other that air filter, spark plug and gear grease over the years. I don't always use it every year and when it does get used it is small jobs and mostly edging the driveway or sidewalk. Needless to say, for the price compared to the Mantis option I thought I could take a $12 loss if it didn't work out. Prior to buying this I pretty much disassembled the original carburetor and cleaned everything with spray cleaner and probed around in the different holes as best I could. That really didn't make much difference. I have always been able to get this running but it was a problem over the last 10 years or so and I had to do things like keep the choke partially closed or get it to full throttle and keep it there until I was finished. Now, the only issue I ran into is that the tolerances on everything are very tight. I initially had a thin silver flat washer from one of the screws that secure the carb to the engine and didn't see where it came from so, I just added it to the screw on the rear side of the engine along with the already existing flat washer and lock washer. Well, when trying to screw that back in it simply would not catch. I attributed that to the new gaskets as well as the fact that I did not have an existing gasket between the air cleaner/choke assembly and the carb body. By laying the machine on it's side and applying enough pressure while screwing the screw I got it to catch. Not so nice as now the choke would not operate as there was too much pressure to allow it to move. So I took the carb back off and looked a little deeper at things. Come to discover that the thin silver washer that I did not know where it went was actually supposed to go in the center of the choke flap. That creates enough space between the air cleaner/choke assembly so that the choke flap does not get compressed to the point it doesn't move. I still had to apply a little pressure to get those 2 screws that attach the carb to the engine to catch the threads in the engine, but I attributed that to the new and gaskets, including the one that I did not have previously. I also replaced the spark plug with the one provided and set the gap at .025 as that is the closest I could get to the recommended .024-.028. I also installed one of the provided air cleaners. They are a little different than the OEM filters, but I think they are an improvement. So, the moment of truth. I put some new gas in, primed the fuel system with the pump, went with full choke and it started on the FIRST pull. Wow, just wow. The only adjustments I made were to increase the idle somewhat and I had to lean the high mixture about half a turn. I let it run for a while but did not put it to work. Next day I went out and it started on the second pull and I used hard it for probably 30 minutes. If I knew this was going to solve my problems so easily on inexpensively, I would have done this years ago. Do not hesitate to buy this if you are having any sort of problems with you Mantis running like it did when it was new. Do it now.

Like everyone else here says: It just works. I've taken apart many small power tool carbs and cleaned them, replaced gaskets and diaphragms. But for $12 you get so much more; filters, fuel lines, spark plug, and it works great. Didn't adjust any settings. The Mantis hadn't run in at least ten years, until that third pull.

Worked perfectly the primer bulbs are the problems with these carbs

Worked great in my echo hc 1500 only need slightly carb adjustment on the high side. 👍