[massey478]

I agree with Mr, Bongert. Take a look down the carb throat, choke open, engine off, work the throttle lever and see if you get s shot of gas out of squirters going into the carb venturies. The accelerator pump in the carb can be bad, not giving this shot of enrichment when needed until the main jets come in when you first depress the accelerator. If no squirted fuel, carb rebuild is needed. It can also cause hard starting cold because when you do the typical pump the accelerator a few times to enrich the mix in the intake before cranking, you will not get that pre-start enrichment if the accelerator pump is bad.