Moped Army

Hi everyone.

I'm completely new here, so please bear with me.

I have a 77 Puch Maxi which I got super cheap and want to fix up. I had a moped years ago and remember how fun they were.

1. I'm getting fuel into the carb's fuel bowl (See image)(#19), but not into the engine. I did have the engine running the other morning (and it was running great) after I cleaned out some hardened, syrupy gunk from part (#1), but that evening I could not get it started. I checked part #1 again for blockage, but there was none. Spark is very strong, air filter is not plugged up. Put a new inline gas filter on, and still no go. I think the float is rubbing up against the inside of the bowl (#19), but can't be sure. Any thoughts??

2. Where can I get tires and tubes cheap? I need 17x2.00, or maybe 17x2.25 will work.

Thanks for all your help.

Bill Johnson, Turlock, CA