Mercury 4 Manual page 31

4. Move the throttle grip to the start position.
5. Move gear shift lever to neutral position.
6. Pull the starter rope slowly until you feel the starter engage, then pull rapidly to crank the engine. Allow rope
to return slowly. Repeat until engine starts.
NOTE: Starting Flooded Engine - Push in the choke knob. Wait 30 seconds, then continue to crank engine for
starting.
7. Check for a steady stream of water flowing out of the water pump indicator hole.
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