So it looks as though my little Spider decided to have simultaneous carburetion AND ignition system problems after driving it for approx 16,200 miles since I put it back on the road. Remember, it had been parked for 23 years, and I really had to do no repairs other than changing out a 5 speed that was incorrectly assembled by the PO. Everything else was just a matter of it having been parked.
By the way, I was able the use the stock carburetors cable drum on the new carb.
I just used a piece of heavy aluminum rod to fabricate that choke linkage that pops the choke open when the engine is still cold. I secured the rod I made with a couple of model airplane wheel collars!
The sound of the secondaries opening up is quite a bit more obvious with the little rectangular air filter too.
Mee Likeee!
Oh and thanks for all the phone support too! I hope you clear enough on the parts I bought to make the phone time worth it.
I still want to know why the carb was causing the problems I had even after kitting it and dropping the float level.
It would stall like the ignition went out or the fuel flow was interrupted and then after fire out the exhaust. Do carbs just "go bad" after a long enough life? And why did it go bad at the same time my primary circuit got shorted to ground at the distributor? Freakin' weird!