I’m about to give up on this one. I can’t find gearcase parts for a reasonable price, so I figured I’d try to fire her up before investing more into it. Well, she runs for about 2 seconds and dies with the recommended carb needle settings. When I remove the plugs, they’re soaked in fuel. So I dry them off, lean out the needles and try again. Same thing – she fires and runs a few seconds, then dies. Check the plugs and they’re soaked. I’ve got both needles almost closed now and same results. Spark is good on both plugs. Compression is good – so much so that she’s a bear to pull over with the plugs in. I can’t figure what could be wrong. May part her out.