carb fixed, appears fuel leak was from the input not from the bowl overflowing.
this thing is always a hard start, annoying. For a while I had the technique down but I didn't quite get it fired up tonight. Played with the distrib setting a sneeze but didn't bring over the big battery charger to make up the dead battery.
Confirmed the generator on it is dead. Joined F & D, hooked to power, and it didn't turn into a motor. Probably figure out how to swap a small case LS alt on it, or something else I have a few of laying around.