The guy that built the motor stopped in this morning. he put a cloths pin on the choke flap to hold it open, pumped the throttle and said give it a try. i jumped in and hit the key and it fired up instantly!

the only other thing i did was charge the battery up to 13.5V this time. it was at 12.5 before.

it ran smooth and everything seems good. we let it run for probably a half hour at 2000 - 2500 rpm probably.

the only problem was that the alternator wasnt charging and before he shut the motor off he reved it up and the alternator shot lightning out of its self. it looked like a scene from back to the future right before he warped through time.

thanks for all the good advice, kenny