Re: Long Turnover Time

[Don]

Yes, the primer system is often misunderstood.
But, sometimes the primers get messed up, especially when guys changed out the levers with the injection can levers. Sometimes the nipples on the carbs get plugged also.
If Jerry’s suggestions don’t help, try this…
Tilt the engine down, then pump up the primer bulb, then remove one of the primer lines from a carb. Have an assistant turn the key switch on and push it in to prime while you watch the primer line. Did fuel spray out of the hose? If not, you have a primer problem. Keep in mind that just because fuel sprays from one hose does not guarantee the carb nipples are not plugged.
I guess there is another way of doing this as well. With the engine running at idle, push the key switch into the prime position, the engine should stall from being over rich.