I would say float sticking, petcock, in tank filter, or lines. Get a mighty VAC hand pump. Disconnect both lines from the tank to carb, apply vacuum to the vacuum line, fuel should flow from fuel line. If it is a good solid flow, filter and petcock are good. Time to dig into the carb and look at the float valve.

 

Thanks for the schooling guys

 

You can pull the fuel line off of the carb, make sure the petcock is On, then crank the motor. You should have fuel coming out of the disconnected end of the fuel hose.

If not, the problem is likely a clogged fuel filter or fuel line, bad petcock or vacuum hose.
If fuel flows from the line, it's a carb issue.

 

Great idea!

 

And since I haven't seen the obvious mentioned in this thread, you do have fuel in the tank, right?

 

Would carb cleaner on the top side diaphragm compermised the rubber, I might have got some on it while I was cleaning all the carb parts

 

It can, but the diaphragm doesn't come into play when doing the throttle twist test and looking for fuel to squirt from the accelerator pump nozzle.

* All rubber parts, including neoprene o-rings and gaskets, should be removed removed from the carb before using carb cleaner.

 

Yes there is gas.. i could believe that some will neglect to notice but there is thanks

 

Had to ask...
I work on computer networks for a living and more than once, I've been called out to fix a computer that was "dead", only to find it wasn't plugged in.

 

funny.....I could believe it