fuel delivery problem

purplescamper said
UPDATE: with fuel being drawn from the fuel can, I rigged up a long bypass line from the can to the carb, I'm getting 3psi at the gauge. the engine starts and stalls run for about a second then dies

How is the fuel level in the carb?

I wouldn't be to worried about the engine stalling at this point, that may be more of a tuning issue

But...youre making progress