Update:
for those following along who might have had a similar issue, I’ve fixed the problem!!!
after rebuilding the fuel pump and reinstalling, and seeing that I wasn’t getting anything out of the pump even rebuilt I started wondering why is that, everything was hooked up but nothing. Not even air! So I bought a new pump, put it on and fired up the motor. Noticing it still wasn’t sounding right I dug deeper and was looking at all my lines....where I found...... my pulse line was installed at a horrible angle (mind you I hooked everything up just the way it was with no adjustments) and there was a kink in the pulse line. Therefor the air was not getting to the pump properly for it to run. With the previous pump being aftermarket junk, I imagine the strain just caused it to rip apart (even warped).
so with the pulse line positioned correctly, a new fuel pump, a whole lot of other new things, and a giant headache and sigh of relief....the 90 HP Johnson is back up and running
thank you to all who chimed in and helped trouble shoot it!!
i will end with this....it’s important to know how each part functions in order to cut down on headaches
