Interesting, well as far as the fuel I'm unsing Shell V power 91 octane, supposed to be ethonol free, I see your point on the common parts of the pump. I'm going the take it for a ride today again but this time after an hour I'm going to try my best to get it start instead of waiting another hour for it to cool down. I'll try it assuming its flooded idea, then I'll spray some easy start fluid, I'll have the volt meter attached also and record the readings.I've tought about the battery, I know it tested ok at the store under load, but I wonder if heat is affecting its performance, it is a Turbo Start Retro battery and seven yrs old, and I've read lots of people having issues with these, I guess I've been lucky so far for it to last that long.