I have a 91 FX that had about one tank of fuel ran through it. it then set up for about 5 years. It was gumbed up so i took it apart to clean it. I took the head, carburator and back plate off and cleaned the inside. I then cleaned the remote needle and reajusted it back to factory settings. I then have tried fireing it up but it wont fire. I changed the glow plug and it is getting fuel. I cant figure it out. I even made sure my glow starter is charged. I am pretty sure i put it back together right but maybe I missed some thing. Any ideas would be great. Thanks Chadwick.

Did you take the cylinder liner out? If you did, make sure you didn't put it back in backwards (not sure if that's even possible, but worth a shot)

Don

But, did you disassemble the carburetor and make sure the spraybar isn't clogged?

David

Prime the engine by putting some fuel directly into the carb, maybe 10-15 drops. Then try to start it. If it still won't at least fire on the prime, you may have something assembled wrong. Check that the glow plug isn't burned out. Put your finger over the carb, open the throttle all the way and turn the engine over by hand. That should draw fuel from the tank into the carb.
Paul