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It Runs……Kind of
So it seems to be flooding. I pulled the exhaust. There was a little carbon, but nothing major. No nests, critter or other foreign matter. Took a peek in the exhaust ports and pistons look brand new. Rings are free.
After putting it all back together, on the first pull (with choke and carb primed) it popped and then nothing. I tried all sorts of settings, but nothing worked. Finally, I shut the fuel valve and walked away. After a few minutes I went back at it. I had forgotten to open the fuel valve. She fired and ran for a bit, then leaned out a died. I opened the fuel valve fully and it flooded again. I shut the fuel valve and pulled till she fired. I then opened the valve while it was running and it seemed like it would stay running long enough to adjust the carb.
The carburetor is clean inside. The needle and seat look good with no evident wear or corrosion. I re-coated the float and it rises as soon as the fuel hits the bowl and continues to float. The retainer clip for the float is in the correct groove on the needle. I don’t see anything obvious in the carb, but it overflow through the air tube if the fuel is left on. I had the needle turned out between 1/2 and 1 full turn.
Any advice on getting the flooding resolved would be great. It seems to start great as long as the carb is not running over with fuel.