1993 johnson 40 floods out easy?

[stump01]

I have a 1993 40 hp johnson and if i pump the bulb my motor will flood out. I was wondering if the cause could be that the vro pump is bad. The motor is very hard starting when cold.

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: 1993 johnson 40 floods out easy?

float needle, in carbs, out of adjustment. handle on primer solenoid in wrong place.

Primer Solenoid
the primer replaced the old choke butterflies in the carborators, pushing in the key activates it, like the old choke plates, but injects fuel directly into the intake.
The red handle is used when your battery is dead, and you have to rope start. You move the handle 180 degrees.
Normal operating position is with the handle back over the body of the solenoid, like in the picture below.