87' 305 Hard Starting

[phattailrider]

Just bought an '87 305.
It takes about 12 - 15 seconds before it fires up.
After it has started up and i shut it down,
it still takes about 5 seconds of cranking to re-start.

With a TBI does fuel squirt into the carb when i
press the gas peddle to start it up or does it need to
be running for fuel to be delivered to the intake ?

Are there any starting procedures i should follow ?

Are there other things i should test or check that could
be causing it to take so long to start ?

Thanks !

Phattailrider