Hard starting 1990 Johnson 115

[jgrenin]

Hey guys, looking for a little assistance I have a 1990 Johnson 115 vro that is a bear to start when launching or sitting at a spot for awhile. Primer bulb gets hard, checked vent on gas tank (clear), new spark plugs, ran the Johnson’s engine tuner through it, and put stabil in every fill up. I also checked the choke primer and it’s working as it should. The vro has been disabled so I premix the tank 50:1. Any ideas on how I can make this motor fire up quicker?

[316jughead]

Do give it some warm up lever when starting? Exhaust relief ports, on the back of the motor, out of the water and motor level or a little higher?

[jgrenin]

I do utilize the warm up lever but not sure if the relief ports are out of the water & motor level. Usually on the first start once I re engage the throttle it dies on me even after running for a couple minutes

[ChampioNman]

As Juggie says the exhaust relief ports need to be out of the water that will help your cold starts along with the warm up lever.