Technical Cold start problems with inline 6

i am having an issue with cold start.
When i got it, it had old gas in it and to start it i had to put gas in the carb to fire it up. I have worked through most of that old gas and put in 15 liters fresh and it started without putting gas in carb.
When i dont start the car in a number of days i have to pump the gas like ten times. I havent started it now in about ten days and i pumped 10 times and tried starting to no avail. I did this many times till the battery started going flat. It did fire over and stalled a couple times. So it does want to go.
I do recall watching the fuel going into the bowl before and it didn't squirt forcefully like I have seen with other carbs. It just kind of pooled in there and disappeared pretty quickly.

When it is warm and has been running it fires up easy.
Am i still having gas issues or is the spark perhaps not robust enough. Should i change spark plugs and wires etc.
It is a 194 six cylinder with a single carb.

The temperature in my garage was around 0 celsius or 33 f

 

I would try new spark plugs, running that old stale gas can foul them
The accelerator pump seal is probably hard and not sealing well and you are not getting a good charge of fuel either

 

Have you checked the choke operations.

 

I know when it does start I do kick off the choke and it idles with less rpms so I assume the choke is working.

 

You may have a clogged fuel filter especially after all that bad gas.

 

Take a really good look at all the rubber fuel lines. There's a strong possibility they're porous making the fuel pump suck a lot of air. The weak flow kind of points at that. If I'm right, you should be able to spot fuel stains on the hoses and if you check the hoses about 15 or 20 minutes after shutting it off, you might find some wet spots.