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OK, so am assuming you have confirmed that the fuel pump is not leaking back into the crankcase. I have never really heard of the drain system plugging up on one of these engines, but it is surely possible, perhaps a manufacturing defect, anything is possible. I guess I would start by looking at the intake manifold a little closer. Does it look like the manifold has been off before? New gaskets in place? If so, then perhaps someone mistakenly used sealer on the gaskets and plugged up the drain port. I don’t know if I would mess with the manifold if it looks untouched, until I exhausted simpler possibilities. Recheck carb/ignition, make sure the engine is getting up to temperature.