Update:
no fire...not even a sputter...thought about shooting a squirt of starter fluid into #1 plug, but not sure tha tis a good idea.
I did shoot a couple quick shots into the carb and that didn't do anything. do I need to have choke a certain way or the throttle linkage simulating it being WOT

Last edited by vintage_car; 08/17/2010 8:17 PM.