My 670 has a primer, and I like it. I never have trouble starting, but I have developed my starting ritual over the years. When the engine is cold, I open the hood and pump the primer until I see the fuel in the lines get all the way to the carbs. Takes between 5 and 10 pumps, roughly. When the fuel makes it to the carbs, I give it one full pump of the primer, pull the primer back so it's ready to to push in again when the motor starts, and pull the starter rope. It usually pops the first time and dies quick, then somewhere between the 2nd and 4th pulls it catches and runs long enough for me to hit the primer about 1/4 of the way again to keep it running. I keep it running with the primer till it gets responsive to the throttle, about 1 min or so.
If the engine has been run, but has cooled enough it doesn't want to fire right up, 1/4 hit off the primer gets it going with no more fuss. Course, you gotta pump until the fuel gets to the carbs first. After a bit you can feel when the primer starts pushing fuel, so you don't have to open the hood to watch so much.