ok.....

i took the carberator apart, rinsed it real good in gasoline and i never seen so much dirt.
to make a long story short i set the needle to 1 3/4 for the low and 2 3/4 for the high when all was said and done.....runs great.

also, my friend has the same engine and he was having trouble getting his engin to keep running.
he set the needles to the same settings....runs great.

mine was mainly the dirt issue which is pobably why i had to set the high needle so far out to even get it started...3 1/2 turns before.

Thank you all for your input.