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1982 90 hp johnson----primer question
yachtman32	#1  Posted on 05/21/11 - 9:42 PM
Member Posts: 24 Comments: 0 Joined: 11/22/07	Took my 16 foot Tashmoo out today for the first time, handled great. Question is about using the primer system on the motor ? This motor doesnt have the normal choke plates, it has a primer system that squirts fuel into each carb when you depress the key. When starting I depress the key and after the motor starts I still need to press it itermittently to keep it running for 30-60 seconds. Is this normal and or the correct way? 1973 Tashmoo - 1982 Johnson 90 HP
Tom W Clark	#2  Posted on 05/22/11 - 9:04 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 4280 Comments: 7 Joined: 09/30/05	Yes, that is perfectly normal. Administer addition priming only as needed to keep it going until it is warm enough to run on its own.
yachtman32	#3  Posted on 05/23/11 - 5:43 PM
Member Posts: 24 Comments: 0 Joined: 11/22/07	thanks 1973 Tashmoo - 1982 Johnson 90 HP
djacksonrn	#4  Posted on 05/24/11 - 5:02 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 39 Comments: 0 Joined: 01/12/11	Agree, my Johnson 150 requires intermittent priming for the first 30 seconds, then runs perfectly without it after it warms up.
mattgeiger	#5  Posted on 05/24/11 - 5:39 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 310 Comments: 2 Joined: 02/22/07	Yup, starting is a mix of throttle and what I call "bumping" the primer. Cape Dory 28 Hobie 20 Miracle A Class Catamaran