Alrighty so my parts came today.
So today I replaced the carby cap because I accidentally broke the male port off of it completely.
I also replaced both manifold o-rings and both vacuum hoses due to being hard.
The diaphragm also got replaced as well as the ignition boots.
I also checked the poppet valve like you suggested Norm and it does go in and out.
I am reluctant to do your carby mod to norm. I feel like I can get it running with out doing your mod. It is becoming very frustrating though
