Well i made some progress today. invested 5 hours of time though..The Cam was set as per owner's manual but I went in and retarded the cam anyway and MUCH Better.. It will idle when I take the plug driver off now and it does run up but has just a tad of lean on top end with needle out 3-4 turns. (Should be 2-2.5 out) I think at this time I am just gonna run it mid throttle and tie it up to run a few tanks full through it. Not willing to risk 5 months of building time on a questionable engine run....any input is helpful...thanks Terry b.