Thank you all for your comments. I have messed with this thing all week but far from giving up. Sews mentioned tension might be set to tight and I have changed that several times but I'm starting to question some of the rust that has developed on it from setting. I am removing the tension spring this weekend and will polish it out to see if that will control the tension better. I will also turn around the needle clamp and thread it right to left. Again, thank you all for your thoughts and suggestions. I will post my results this weekend.