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I know this may sound like a pretty stupid question, but being an Evinrude/Johnson guy, I just got my first Merc and am not sure the best way to get it started. For my Evinrude/Johnson motors, I'd pump the ball until firm, open the choke and set the throttle to the start position. Pull the cord a time or two and it cranks right up.
With the Merc, there is this knob that has slow to start and 'pull to prime'. At first I treated this like my other motors, turned it all the way to start, pulled the 'choke' and yanked until my arm fell off. Read the 'pull to prime' and figured maybe this isn't a choke. Last time out, I set the knob to about half way between and pulled a few times with nothing. I pulled the knob to prime then pushed it back in and it cranked.
The videos I've seen online, they don't mess with that knob at all, they grab the pull cord and it cranks right up. Any info on how to properly start this thing would be appreciated.
Hooching
With the Merc, there is this knob that has slow to start and 'pull to prime'. At first I treated this like my other motors, turned it all the way to start, pulled the 'choke' and yanked until my arm fell off. Read the 'pull to prime' and figured maybe this isn't a choke. Last time out, I set the knob to about half way between and pulled a few times with nothing. I pulled the knob to prime then pushed it back in and it cranked.
The videos I've seen online, they don't mess with that knob at all, they grab the pull cord and it cranks right up. Any info on how to properly start this thing would be appreciated.
Hooching