When you say "needle" do you mean a jet like this? If not, check the small holes.

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Thanks Baymee, I can pull the jet you showed in your picture back out easily and double check. I was referering to the float needle when I rebuilt the carb. I did see someone else refering to the jet that holds the fuel bowl on in another posting. I'll check it. Thanks again.

That symptom is indeed typical of some clogged passages in jets/orifices. Clean with thin wire and blow out with air and, if done thoroughly should run like new. Then put a decent fuel filter on it (the bigger style not the disc type).

on my Tecumseh engine I found an inline fuel filter in the outlet pipe from the fuel tank all clogged up this could restrict the flow of fuel

Thanks to overkillphil and bryanbid, I will try your suggestions.

Problem solved, it was the jet similar to the 1st picture posted by baymee. This holds the float bowl on. One of the holes was partially blocked even though I had blown gumout and compressed air through it. I ran a wire through it and it opened up. Thanks everyone for the help in diagnosing my problem. Kurt