Guys...
I just had an epiphany moment that I will prob use as a tale of caution and shame when I am older.
So, I decided to pull out the old carb and start taking it apart in prep for tmrw's work. Le sigh. I realized one of the four screws on top is completely stripped. *Sighing even heavier* And then I realized, when he was pointing to the (carb )assembly piece on the diagphram, he was telling me the screw was stripped and to replace the ENTIRE CARBURETOR bc he could not remove it.
Ha.
Metal can be warped with heat. I, who have never held a drill til this wk know that.
I was had! I got got! Catfished, as it were.
The end.
Now to brainstorm ways to remove this bolt.
@justin_o_guy2
This was the piece that was stripped and the reason my carb needed to be replaced. It was prob never cleaned and solely judging by the looks of the bolts on the newer one and how rigid, I'm not sure they've been removed. So, @verslagen1 I may not have had a thorough carb cleaning either.