You folks are very helpful. Thank you for saying that there is nothing delicate at the bottom of the flywheel area. I have not exposed it yet, and I would like to avoid that.
When I say no start "with spray", I am talking about some ether into the body of the carb. I am using an ether with lubricant, I think it is 50%. It wont even really "pop" for 1 or two spins. The only hint of combustion/explosion sounds like 1/3 of what it needs to spin up to speed.
When I say I checked the carb needle for "flow through", I mean I gently poked it with a nylon bristle from a parts cleaning brush, I sprayed it with carb cleaner, and then with my mouth I found I could easily blow through the length of the needle and found that both tiny holes were clear.
Lastly, the float bowl does have some gas going to it for sure because it flows out when I removed it. A few years ago the float valve gave me some trouble but then became functional again. I think I should try a new carb. I should also remove last years fuel, although it did have stabilizer in it.
My new fuel line route is a little longer than the previous one. Maybe I have violated some plumbing principal of gravity fed carbs, but I don't think so. If anyone can send me a link to a photo of proper fuel lines on a K301, CC129, that would be great. There seems to be very little room for the in-line filter. Maybe I should buy a smaller filter too.
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