....yep, I checked the fuel filter & sure enough it had little pieces of rubber stuck in it. So I put a new one on {I'm sure I could have just cleaned the old one but for $5 bucks I just got a new one}. I will post another post as I wonder if I shouldn't have a little bit better fuel filter? A 5/16" line straight into a little 5/16" screen seems like it'd clog up pretty easily? Then I blew the fuel line out from the tank to the filter {while the line was still disconnected}. Then took the tank out, drained it, got out these little pieces of 'crud', flushed the tank out with gas & re-installed it..... THANKS for all the help everyone!!! Bill