I have a new to me 1993 Mercury 9.9 hp 2 stroke, electric start, remote controlled engine. I am trying to understand the electric choke function on this particular motor. It has a manual choke on the front of the motor that you pull out which depresses a blue primer button which squirts a little fuel directly into the engine to cold start. It also has an electric choke solenoid, but this solenoid does not seem to function the same way. It is mounted on the top of the carburetor and pushes against the carb body covering a small port at the top of the carb. Does this make any sense to anyone? I am not convinced this actually does anything. Just to confirm, when I push in the key I can see and hear the choke solenoid push against this small port. I have attached a picture of the carb for your viewing pleasure. Any help you can provide is appreciated. The service manual doesn't tell me anything about how this functions, it only has one picture and very brief explanation of how to mount it. Mine looks like the service manual.
