Librandi wrote on 08/09/17 at 16:51:24:Well put a new spark plug in to boot and got it to run almost for 1/2 a second. Now I am smelling gas. I reset the air mix screw to three turns. choked it and nada. I am thinking that its flooding out so??? Pull the carb and check the float bowl. make sure everything is working in there? and since its out may as well run in through the cleaning process again. Any suggestions?
smelling gas=flooded, don't coke it, start with 1 1/2 turns, WFO throttle, when it sounds like it's trying, release the throttle and start normal.
DON'T HOLD THE START BUTTON FOR MORE THAN 30 seconds, then give 15 minutes to cool off.
If you can't get it going, put in a new plug.