le_fisher33yahooca
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"It's my first day on this
"It's my first day on this, please be patient if I'm not doing it right. I have a 30 hp 4 stroke Merc (yr 2000). I have a problem starting it cold but it's OK all day after that. There is no choke on the carbs. Prior to starting it I have to push forward the throttle all the way and pump it two or three times just like the old cars with carb for the accelerator pump to inject gas in the throttle body, then it will burn off that gas and I have to do it again a couple times then I can use the fast idle lever to maintain the engine running. My question is is it suppose to have a primer of some sort? The older models had a choke that when you pushed on the key, you could hear it engage. Pushing and turning my key while cranking does nothing but crank."
"It's my first day on this, please be patient if I'm not doing it right. I have a 30 hp 4 stroke Merc (yr 2000). I have a problem starting it cold but it's OK all day after that. There is no choke on the carbs. Prior to starting it I have to push forward the throttle all the way and pump it two or three times just like the old cars with carb for the accelerator pump to inject gas in the throttle body, then it will burn off that gas and I have to do it again a couple times then I can use the fast idle lever to maintain the engine running. My question is is it suppose to have a primer of some sort? The older models had a choke that when you pushed on the key, you could hear it engage. Pushing and turning my key while cranking does nothing but crank."