[keane]

Thanks mr "fixit", I may not have explained myself 100%, I've put fuel in the bowl physically through the needle valve orifice, and have checked the fuel supply to the inlet, the pump is pumping, wether its enough is another matter,if the bowl has fuel present, everything else permitting, I cannot understand why the motor won't run for a few minutes until the fuel in the bowl is exhausted,I have tried another carb and similar results. Dave