hey guys....i want to thank everyone for all the fast help, all the great tips and tricks....I haven't done an A in 25 years...gees have i forgotten a lot of stuff..!! Well I think it was all narrowed down to the old gas, ( stuff i drained from the carb and tank I threw on some wood in the fire pit and it would hardly even burn..lol no wonder i was having such a hard time.. Still waiting for the gaskets for the sediment bowl but in the mean time i made a temp tank out of an old weed wacker tank and a spare gas line i had. It worked great. it ran well until i ran out of gas(fresh gas).
To answer some things, the spark at plugs was fine, the carb was dry(i drained it when i parked it) it's brandy new, I checked the inlet filter and yes it has some black rubber pieces in it as well as the carb bowl.
In all the excitement of it starting, i forgot to check the amp to see if it was charging...guess that will be the next hurdle.
Thanks again to all...I really appreciate it.
Michael...