starting problem 86 spree

[ALI Z]

will start if i give it full throttle then die after a couple seconds, after a few more tries it wont start at all, but if i empty the bowl it will go back to starting and stopping after a couple os seconds, any help would be appreciated, thanks.

[swimmingfree]

if you want help you need to give more info like
when it last ran
did you clean the crab
new plug
is the air filter on
and things like that remember we are not there to see for our self so you have to be our eyes
swimmingfree

[ALI Z]

spark plug is a few months old, carb has been cleaned several times, airbox is on, the last it ran was when i had a 65 main jet in the carb, when i changed to 68 it started giving me these problems.

[ALI Z]

tried putting 65 back in just to see if it would run, but nothing changed.

[motormike]

maybe it fouled the plug with the larger jet............ your description sound as if it is flooding the carb bowl with too much gas.....trash in the needle....float stuck down....petcock malfunction....brainstorming

[swimmingfree]

motormike is right get a plug its cheep and do you have a gas filter in the gas line and you may want to change it as well . if you have a hole in the filter the crap from your tank will get in the crab. and make sure the air filter is in the right place if it is to one side or the other it will Case you problem .spre ( A 4 Letter work to me after working on mine ) a little *
good luck
let us no how its going
swimmingfree

[Bear45-70]

Sounds like the carb if flooding over.