"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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Admittedly, I have almost no experience with four stroke
outboards, but I have a ton of experience with small four stroke
engines on garden tractors and the like.

OK, Mr. Tons of Experience, solve THIS mystery. :-) My Aryens snow blower
starts instantly every single time (pull start). It's 5 years old. Doesn't
matter if it's receive proper off-season treatment or not. One pull.
Sometimes, there'll be a second or two of smoke, but after that, it's clean.
It's got a 4-cycle Tecumseh engine. What the hell IS it with those
engines???