I just acquired an old Craftsman mower from a neighbor who was tired of messing with it. It starts cold on the first pull after priming. However there are a couple of problems I'm having. One, the primer bulb doesnt seem to pump gas as it should. Seems like its pushing more air than gas. The other problem is if I shut it off, I can't get it to restart for anything. I'm not sure if it's flooding or what? I have to let it sit for a while before it will restart again.

The model is 917.383320 it doesn't smoke or anything so I'd like to get it going good again.