gja1000 wrote:
Should you really hold the start button for 30 seconds?
No but you really should prime it better than you have been doing.
5 seconds will not be enough if it has been off for more than a few hours. You can not over-prime; if everything is working right, the prime pump will stop when it needs to.
So.....hold that prime button down at least 15 seconds if it ran within the last few days and the full 30 if it has been 30 days.
And it might be a good idea to fill the main tank because some owners have found that the low fuel cutoff on theirs is way higher than it is supposed to be.
A healthy dose of a good carb cleaner in the main tank would be a good idea too.