I had one of those - it was the motor that locked up at the 2002 MTC.
Mine was always cold natured the first time I cranked it but was fine
after the first time. Had to choke it hard the first time and the
excess fuel and oil did smoke a lot burning off, but after that it did
not smoke.

Changing plugs helped when mine got real bad.

Ronnie
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BIG FISH 2006 wrote:
can cleaning your carbs help your motor start faster? I have a 1997
johnson 200 hp venom, and its takes about 4-5 times for it to start up
and run, by that time it smokes like crazy until the fuel and oil burns
off.