Oh my Gosh!
Thanks for the info guys.
I appreciate the offer jett. I don't think you will scam me. I just ordered a new one. I will keep the old one for spare parts. I will prabably tinker with it again maybe I can figure it out. I think it is either the carb, the needle valves or the gas tank. I really don't feel like ripping the tank out. If I hook the new one up and it don't work then I KNOW it is the tank and then I will remove it. In my opinion you can never have too many engines.
Where did I deny that it was not a fuel line problem?
If you wanna play this game, get your facts straight!
PS the engine had been smashed into the ground and thrown into pieces. If that had not been the case, I would have checked the tank before I bought the new engine. I am still not sure the old engine works correctly. The needle valve is bent, the carb doesn't fit right, small crack in block, the exhuast is jb welded on. There is a variety of reasons that could have been the problem. This is the reason I opted to try a new engine first. I NEVER told anyone they were wrong.
Wings