It's interesting for sure and I feel like i'm going down a rabbit hole each time. I haven't had the carb apart but it looks fairly new. I pulled the manual on it, set the electric choke, checked the air fuel mixture, and the floats. I can make a very small adjustment on the idle set screw and the engine adjust right away. I have a set of points I can replace if I need to but I don't know if that would help. The next thing I will do is set the timing, if I can keep it running, to 18 and let you guys know what comes from that. Thanks for all the help, the spot on my head I'm scratching is getting a little sore so it's nice to have the extra help. Jeremy