Pulled the carb and can run a vacuum hose down the runners a long ways, I think it's fine but I'm going to borrow a high qualitybore scope and check it out to be 100% sure.
when we pulled the carb I noticed something I don't recall before, is it normal when you tip the carb, even 5 degrees for fuel to pour out the throttle plates ? maybe it is but I don't remember that.
We're going to try a known good carb just for grins , I don't think that's the problem but we're grasping at this point.