here is one answer from an intelligent place ... fwiw of course.
why would a 112hp jonson gearcase from 1995 shoot out a stream of water from the gearcase for no apparent reaseon or usefulness
On a mid-1990s 112 hp Johnson outboard, a small stream of water coming out of the gearcase area is...
is this a new to you engine... anybody worked on it YR is typical START .
any chance "a purple" should go to the power pack ? ...sorrry I don't have a diagram but it seems that woud solve the problem
if so why not add a direct B+ supply to the suspect part as a test or monitor it with a test lamp or vom to see whatahappens when you release the starter cct.
Chat had several options... here is one... fwiw....
5. Primer/choke masking lean condition
During cranking, the primer enriches fuel mixture.
If carbs are badly clogged, engine may only run on primer fuel while cranking.
More likely if:
engine only fires with choke/primer
sneezes or coughs...
sometimes asking chat gpt will provide valueable info if not 100% accurate all the time... the child is learning
we are not up to HAL 9000 yet. even he was flaky in the end
the only place to measure is on the screw side....and the engine body with the VOM scale at the lowest setting... personnaly I realy like analog meters with a needle adjustment to set the 0 value on the scale when probes are shorted.
the rotating cam will open the point gap at he high...