Thanks everyone for the suggestions. Here is what I got done today:
Checked spark – it was good, changed fuel pump, (Frank please look at the picture of the new pump I really don’t know how to flip it 180?). I also took the carb apart, the new float was installed correctly, needle and seat were correct also. Got fresh gas, and tried a different fuel tank.
It started and ran the usual 10 seconds in neutral then died, so I got it started and quickly shifted into forward (in a tank) . It stayed running longer, but was was backfiring through the carb. I couldn’t idle it down, and when I did it would die.
I pulled the flywheel, this afternoon, and will check through the points and coils, and make sure the spark plug wires aren’t reversed. The flywheel key looks good.
Any other suggestions, this one has me stumped.
Thanks,
Bob D
