Potentially basic carburetor question

[gixxerjeff]

Hi guys,
I'm waking up my own zombie thread.
I still have this bike and am committed to getting it on the road to pursue all the adventures it deserves.
I have 10 bikes, 4 of which are projects. Sometimes life gets in the way. It's often difficult to circle back to my desired projects in a timely manner. I'm sure most of you can understand.
So, where am I with this little guy? Exactly where we left off, but way more frustrated. It behaves exactly like a plugged pilot jet. It will fire up with the choke on, but sneezes and dies at the first blip of the throttle or touching the choke. It has a new pilot jet. I've blown air, carb cleaner and even a piece of wire through the pilot circuit.
New main jet, new float level valve and proper float level adjustment.
I've had this carb in my hands about 20 times now. Nothing changes despite what I do. Frankly, I'm ready to just throw a new carb on it, but it's no longer available from Sazook and Chris's awesome Sudco reference worked a while ago, but they're sadly out of business now.
So, I ask you....what's my next step....potentially even a line on new carb?
I'm really stuck. (I used to think I was pretty good with carburators. Confidence shattered now)

 

[augustiron]

I feel your pain. I have been there so many times with carburetors, I thought I understood...

Nothing else to add

Except I chased a carburetor problem on a dr650 for months, bought a new carb chase that for weeks.
Turns out I had a bad coil

Ymmv

 

[Lonster]

I didn't read all the posts, but here's what I found;
"On a stock Suzuki DR125 vacuum-style fuel petcock, route the larger main fuel line from the primary petcock nipple directly to the main fuel inlet on the carburetor. Route the smaller secondary hose from the vacuum nipple on the petcock to the vacuum port connector on the carburetor body."