West Bend Shark fuel pump issues

[Captain Nino]

I recently came upon a West Bend shark, 18 hp model 18001. It is in great shape but wont run. It fires right up then immediately dies. I had rebuilt the fuel pump and soaked the carb in laquer thinner over night but to no avail. I decided to recheck the fuel pump so I pulled the line to the carburetor and pulled the rope but it did not appear to be pumping fuel even after a rebuild. I put my finger on the pulse hole and I felt nothing. Is it possible to loose the pulse on these motors or is it just so light it cant be felt? Any thoughts?

 

[Captain Nino]

So, the fuel pump was sucking air in from a loose hose. I fixed that and got it running but it sputters really bad. Occasionally it stops sputtering and pics up really well but then goes back to sputtering. I took a video so you can see what I mean. The air and fuel mixture dials are set as good as I can get them. The hose with the primer bulb is good. No fuel is leaking and pumping the primer bulb while running does not help. It is smoking but I have the fuel ratio mixed at 16/1.

 

[flyingscott]

Clean the points and reset them that is an ignition miss.