Lt4-396

ok i checked where the needles were when i got home today,
HSN was 3.25 from closed
LSN was 2.75 from closed

I followed what you said and have the HSN to 3.5 turns and the LSN is at 1.5 from closed, this was based on making the screw flush with its surround metal and then going in .5 turns and the idle gap is set to a touch over .5mm.
I will try to start it tomorrow afternoon and report back.

so if your recommendations are close that means i originally had the HSN very lean and the LSN very rich... what's even scarier is the last person who tuned it was an "expert"

EDIT: yea i when i would pull the plug it was doused in fuel and when turning the truck over and spinning the engine it would almost leave a puddle, i've never seen a motor this flooded. and like you said as soon as i touched the throttle it would die and sometimes when taking the ignitor off it would stall aka flame-out i believe.

Thanks again for all your help