Ok, just got to it today. I cleaned each carb, let it sit, sprayed with carb cleaner. Lubed the linkage to the throttle lever and choke. The starter solenoid wasn't pushing up reliably, I cleaned that up and lubed it as well.
I figured out the push key choke and that actually works reliably. After 2 tries with starter fluid, I remembered to prime it, then it started right up! I ran it for about a min, turned it off waited a min and tried it again. Success! Repeated this 6 or 7 times with zero issues, and no starting fluid. While it runs, if I push the key in, it kills the motor immediately. So we know the choke solenoid is working.
So now some running help. I took some video of the throttle linkage to see if I need to tighten it up (I'm assuming I do) it seems to stick on a high idle. I can go push the lever back with my hand and slow it down significantly and it'll stay there, but once I adjust the throttle from the controls, it returns to the high idle position when I bring it back to neutral.
Let me know if you see something. The limit screws aren't touching so it doesn't look like that's an issue. Maybe need to clean and lube the track it runs on (at the bottom)?
