Well, I finally got the engine to run. But now it drips fuel from the carb. so I will have to go back in and tighten it up a bit. An I am going to have to reset the needles.
There seems to me there is a lot of slop in that fit between the level forks and that slot in the needle.The lever had to move quite a bit to lift the needle. I squeezed the forks together with the needle in place so the needle is captured in one place. It makes a bit more movement when the lever is stroked by the diaphragm.
I'd like to thank everyone for their help.