1987 EZ-GO cranks but doesn't run [please help, about to give up]

[CClark56]

Okay, I've posted about this cart before. I've got an '87 EZ-GO, shes in great shape frame wise, I got her for real cheap and I'm about at wits end on trying to get her to start up. I've rewired everything to spec and got her to crank real good and hard.

Seems to have good, strong spark. Went ahead and got a new spark plug gapped at .30. I don't have a compression tester or know of anyone who has one but I placed my finger over the spark plug hole and it seems like it does a pretty good job of pushing my finger off of it.

I've taken apart the carb 5 times, cleaned and checked everything on it. The bowl fills up but it doesn't empty or take any gas after it fills. However, I have an alternate gas tank that is gravity fed into the carb, bypassing the fuel pump because the fuel pump doesn't seem to work (I think it's the pump, not the compression, hopefully).

Do I need the pressure of the fuel pump or should gravity fed work? I was choking the carb with my hand and a pool of gas poured out of the intake of the carb and on my hand. Seemed to have good suction when I had my hand over the carb.

The gas is good, premixed to spec. After cranking for a bit, the spark plug seems somewhat kind of wet and smells of gas, slight oily blackness. I unhooked the exhaust to see if it made any difference, didn't start but did note a stronger suction when my hand was over the intake of the carb.

Any suggestions or any ideas? Please help me, I really need it. :(