So I just got a brand new Eskimo Mako from my wife, for my birthday. I started it up last night to run it through the "break in" procedure. Accord to what I found on here, this involved starting it 4 different times. I had a fare amount of difficulty starting the auger last night. I am wondering if I did not press the prime ball enough. I am always worried about flooding small engines so I limit the amount of times I press the prime ball. Last night I was pressing it twice to start and then once more if it would not start after 5-6 pulls. It was warmer last night low 30’s and the power head had been in the house before I started with the process. I would say on average it took 8-10 pulls to get her to pop off.
Any advice would be appreciated
