You may need to do a more detailed cleaning on the carburetor. I like to use a Den Tek Brush, (used for cleaning teeth), to get into the small ports. They work great for this job. You may also need to check the small screen in carb. It gets blocked with debris.If you need further assistance, please contact me.
Jim
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Ok, what you need to do is pull the bowl off the carburetor, and look at the nut that you took off to get the bowl off. There is a hole that goes through the bottom, and down the center, meeting in the center. This is a metering hole that allows fuel to go to the carb. If this gets plugged, then your engine will act exactly as you describe. Use a piece of wire/wire brush bristle to clean the holes, and clean it with carb cleaner or starting fluid. Check the needle valve on the float and make sure it's free while you're at it. You'll know; if it's free, you'll be getting fuel leaking while you're doing this, so I would clamp the fuel line with a pair of vise grips to that liquid gold doesn't get away once you've determined the status of the needle valve. Put it all back together, and you should be fine.
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