A big thank you to the BB, and I had a little luck (I hope). I was checking and cleaning all of the hose connections under the hood (as many no-start postings suggest). Prior to doing this it would start and run - after doing this it would not start at all.
I just got this Spider so I am going through the fuel system, etc. I started by removing the in-tank pump and of course that led to more "I might as well while I'm in there" tasks. So I took the tank out to clean it up and paint it; then I decided to spot treat some trunk rust with POR-15 and repaint the trunk, and so on.
Yesterday, I wanted to take advantage of the nice weather and the sun for drying out the trunk after final cleaning and hosing out (sorry I missed your open garage Eric but I'm eager to get my Spider running). So I rolled the car out about ten feet to get the trunk into the sun and I saw the rubber o-ring sitting on the floor of the garage! I guess it fell out during inpection and cleaning of the fittings.
Without this BB, I wouldn't have a clue where it came from and who knows what I would have gone through to trouble shoot the no-start. I don't have the fuel tank and pumps installed yet so I don't know for sure but I am hopeful that the no-start is the missing idle adjustment o-ring. Thank you BB's!
However, I need one favor. Anybody got a photo of the o-ring installed? I'm not sure if it goes directly in the intake plenum hole or between the two threaded brass fittings. Thanks.