New Dead Engine

Not even broken in yet, but won't run.

It's a LEB kit and is stock. Just mounted and run for about 4 miles. Shut if off and now it acts like it isn't getting fuel. I can push the primer button a few times and it will run for a few seconds, but then it just bogs to a halt.

Carb is stock and obviously very little use on it. I have checked to make sure the bowl is filling and moved the c clip down one notch which didn't help at all. I've played with the idle screw which didn't do anything. I've taken the carb apart and checked the jet. Blew through it just fine.

Checked for compression and tested the coil with a meter. It's fine too.

What am I missing?

I did try that. Problem was ignoring my own observations. I knew it sounded different when I'd try to start it. Like it was free revving with no spark, gas, or compression. That's the best I could make of it anyway.

Then I remembered something that happened on the first run when I was just getting used to it. I had burned the clutch in pretty good. Adjusted it, and poof, back to