will start then die after about a minute

[pinkscoot]

If you cover the intake and it keeps running then your idle circuit is lean and you need to adjust your A/F screw to richen up the mix.

[mike007]

well i fixed it,, i took carb apart again an blasted it all with cleaner an compressed air, double checked float height. checked the 2 vacum hoses which had no leaks, checked valve clearance an found exhaust was tight (bingo problem right there i am sure), got both valves adjusted. put it all back together an it fired up an runs now. now to sell it before it acts up again lol... thanks for everyones help on figuring this thing out.