"John, not alot of us here wor
"John, not alot of us here work on 4 strokes and many of their "symtoms" are not familiar.
If you have addressed any potential fuel issues (sounds like you have) I would be looking at the ignition system which includes sensors and the ECM itself. Cam position sensor (maybe)?
However, as stated, we don't troubleshoot alot of 4 strokes here. So seemingly unrelated items could be causing the issue.
Do you follow the maint schedule for the motor nearly to the letter?
Have the valves ever been adjusted? oil changed regularly? oil filter?
Again, just suggestions because I personally haven't even begun to see enough 4 strokes to be able to say "if this is happening, why not check that"."