engine stopped running

i've lurked these forums for a long time 1st post now.
i usually search to find my answers. now i have one that i need to ask myself.

i have a GT-5 grubee. a "performance" carb w/remote choke. & that short expansion chamber exhaust.. all from spookytooth.
i finally got through my first gallon of gas.
i just pored in my new gas w/ the forum recommended gas/oil ratio.
drove it about two miles. slowed down to make a left turn.
the engine died. it won't start back up.
it doesn't seem to be seized i'm guessing because if i engage the clutch i here the engine pumping. a couple times it makes a pop sound.
i thought maybe the spark plug was fouled but it looked fine. i changed it anyway.
still no joy.

i'm sorry if i couldn't express myself properly. i just had to peddle it home 4 miles.
even w/ the clutch disengaged, it was hard to peddle & i walked about half of the way home. i'm wore out.

i thought it may be either the wiring or the engine kill switch since it has been raining a lot & possibly water got into the kill switch. so i just now checked the connections & unhooked the kill switch out of the wiring in case it was shorted.

pulled the hose from the carb & fuel is flowing.

the original spark plug was a little damp. not sure how much it too much.
i didn't have a large smell of gas. i figured it would be a little damp since i was peddling for about 60 seconds while the clutch was engaged. & i throttled it a lil.

when it first died i was going pretty fast then just slowed down for a second to turn. could it flood under that kind of condition?
it sat for 9 hours & was still dead.
i could also try the stock carb tomorrow.

i also have a multimeter. is there any electrical measurements i could take?


thanx for your quick responses.
i have even more bad news my non motorized bike has a flat. (& i'm out of cigs grrrrr)

if i can't get my motor working before i have to goto work i will have to pull of the chain to the engine. it is way too hard to peddle even w/ the clutch disengaged.

it is also embarrassing when you are either pushing or peddling a motor bike.

hey guys back again.
so i changed the carb to the stock one.
it doesn't run but it does try to run.
so it is getting spark.
so i got a couple of questions.

first in reference to the performance carb,
is it possible that water getting into the those two outlets that look like a tube can go onto made it stop running after a mile & a half?
am i suppose to close those holes or connect them?
i have that one that has a tube from the top to the bottom connected still.

now the stock carb.
there is way way too much slack in the cable. even by setting the throttle & the carb's adjuster all the way out.
also there is no springyness to make the throttle return to normal.
i have went inside the throttle part of the carb & it seems to be fine & the spring & cable is set fine inside.
also the choke is in chinese is it open while it is up or horizontal?

ultimately i really want the performance carb on it.
i never adjusted any screws & by plug looks like it should.
i never had any smoke & the tip of the exhaust has a little oil on it like i read is healthy.

sorry for all the questions but i did lurk this place hard to build the bike & run it through a gallon of gas. lol
i even told roland @ spooky tooth that i found them through this board so it is a good to advertise here.

thanx.
i did some searching & found the thread to fix the cable in a couple of ways.
i figured it was the magneto or cdi or wire.
it has been raining pretty bad here & that could be the issue.
i'm going to order a new mag & cdi.
i'm also going to order some spare clutch pads since those also need to be replaced at some point.
i'm even considering ordering a spare engine so i'm not in this same position of peddling again.

also we have a local shop that specializes in rewinding electric motors. i can check to see if they can rewind the mag since i heard the chinese one is wound badly.
funny thing is my father & grandfather(when he was alive) are airplane mechanics & both of there specialties are working on mags for ww2 airplanes.

any one can recommend a place that ships parts quickly.
spooky tooth says they can't since they are out in the middle of nowhere.

also is there a "better" type of cdi that i can buy that works in our application?