wow, I almost totally forgot how much I usually prime!
I usually do 3-5 depending on when it was last used.
Last time I flew I gave it 5 - when it fired up it was running very slowly; so advanced the throttle and it kicked in, the primer was very sticky though! Almost pulling the engine onto my knees! (slight over exaduration :P)
PA38 by the way, as a far as I can remember even on my QXC where it was only like 20-30mins before the next leg I gave it 3 primes.
Is this wrong? Should I be priming less? I've never had a problem or flooded the engine before.
Spike