true, i should have cleaned the carb first. lol. Well, now i know i have spark but ive discovered a new problem. When i pulled the carb off i noticed that plastic cover, that looks like it vacuums from the diaphram, has a broken tip. I went ahead and cleaned the carb up and reassembled it, minus the tip on the cover. The bike will start as long as you are spraying starting fluid directly into the carb but wont pick up the fuel.