OK, I examined the lines and the needle valve and found no problem. It was still having problems getting fuel.
I then noted that the tank seemed to be out of position (too far back or a really large tank)and found it was not fastened down or held in place. The stopper had come out of the tank and the fuel pickup was intermittent as it was barely still in the tank.
I sure am glad that I only put a little fuel in the tank otherwise I would have had a mess on my hands.
I hooked the engine up toanother tank outside of the plane and fired the motor and it runs fine.
I will have to do some repairs but it appears when the guy put this one together he failed to secure the tank.
The scary thing is that he is a commercial pilot completing his master's degree at Embry Riddle Aeronautical.
I certainly hope he is better at flying them that he was building models and following instructions!