Mattbowen61990
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I recently purchased a 1985 Johnson 30hp short shaft outboard from a guy. It has a tiller handle, and is pull start. I am wondering what all of the controls are, he did not have the manual for it. There is a collar on the tiller with two places on it, sort of like a thing turning on one and a dot in the center of two white bars. Also, I would like to know more about the primer, such as where should it be during starting... I noticed today that when I pump it, sometimes I can see gas coming back up through the carb. Is this normal? when that happens it has a hard time starting.Also, it ran fine about 2 days ago, I sprayed a little Gumout carb cleaner through the carb, added a little sea foam to the gas, and changed the plugs, Gapped to .030, now it wont run on its own, but I can play with the throttle at the carb and it runs. What is the little knob on top of the carb that is black with the spring? Any help is appreciated