1989 40HP Johnson ping

iamslotman

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HELLO I am a new boater and I hope someone can answer my questions. We took the 15' Logic boat out for the first time and found:
It starts great when cold, but cranks forever when resarting when warm. I lift the lever for a fast idle but it seems the lever makes almost a zero movement under the cover. It starts better when I manually move the cam further than the lever made it move. It also seems to smell flooded very fast. Should I be pushing in the key while cranking or is that just for cold start? Lastly I hear a slight pinging when I take it out at full speed once it idles down for only a few seconds. I don't want to do damage.
 
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