Johnson 9.9 starting question

[BigTrucks4Life]

I have a 1999 johnson 9.9 motor. It has good spark plugs and clean carburetor and runs fine when it cranks. The problem is it doesnt always crank on first or second pull. A friend of mine who is familar with boat motors cranks it every single time and says there is nothing wrong with it, he said its just a sequence you have to figure out and play with it. Is there something I am missing, this is my first motor I have ever owned. Also is there electric starts you can put on this motor because I could not find one. Thanks for your help

[Daviet]

Sometimes it is important to use the proper starting sequence, can your friend show you how he does it?
Engines that year show an electric starter, it could cost quite a bit to convert yours to electric start.

[BigTrucks4Life]

he has showed me but every time I get out in the water it never will work for me. I can run it for 20 minutes and cut it off and then not be able to start again

[mark1961]

Is your friend trying to keep secrets?

Does this occur on cold starting only? Describe your starting procedure......

[BigTrucks4Life]

no it doesnt matter if it is cold nor hot. My motor is hard to get into neutral though and I feel like it has something to do with that

[BigTrucks4Life]

My procedure is half throttle no choke 1st pull. 2nd pull is full throttle with choke.

[Daviet]

I think I would try about 1/4 throttle and choke it, pull it a couple of times and see if it tries to start, may only have to choke it for a pull or two.

[BigTrucks4Life]

will do thanks