Thanks for all the suggestions, I'll have to try a few of them and see how they work. I'm sure the fuel filter needs changing and I'm probably due for some new wires and and possibly an ignition coil. I'll probably start simple with the filter and if that doesn't help I'll mess ith the coil and wires. The battery seems to being doing a pretty good job. Although it's getting old it still can crank the engine over the 4-6 times required on the cold 10 deg days.
I'll try and get a little done on it Thursday or this weekend and let you know how it worked out.