Thermoquad rebuild.

So you're say'n, you never just through an old carb on and got a fresh engine running.
How does one learn, if he doesn't jump in and work with what he has or wants to use.
Hell, I filed old points to get a motor running for cam break in. cheap ones at that.
I see your point but for me imo its risky to wipe a 2k engine because of a poorly tuned carb. And I have no tuning skills to begin with. If it was already a broke in engine it wouldn't be a big deal but trying to break it in with a unknown carb with zero experience is just to risky imo.