I've got a new mechanical pump and the new spark plugs appear to be clean. It hasn't been running long enough for me to tell if it is running to rich.
I pulled the float bowls off and ballpark adjusted the floats. I checked the valves, they are not stuck. and there is no ''last chance" filter. Still wouldn't start.
I took off the jet nozzles and gas came out of the tips, and the move smoothly.
I will check for the hole in the balance tube, this is a possibility.
Could it be possible that my ballast resistor is faulty? I read somewhere that someone with a similar problem switched out their ballast resistor and it worked. They also noticed the fuel gauge giving a wrong reading. My fuel gauge says it is full, and there is about 4 gallons in the tank. I recently restored the gas tank and installed it myself, it is possible that I put the fuel sender in upside-down.