318 2bbl won't idle without choke

New needle and seat just put in; didn't help but I think I've noticed something. It looks like it's related to the accelerator pump. When I insert the rod for the pump lever, gas starts leaking out of the throttle shaft. Maybe I have the rod set wrong or I'm using the wrong air horn gasket? The kit came with three and I'm using the one most similar to what I removed, as opposed to the one in Mike's video that seems to cover the accelerator pump area.

Update: Ok, I think the fuel leaking around the throttle shaft is only happening when I actuate the throttle or the pump lever with the car off. The fuel squirts into the bore and since the throttle plates are closed, I guess it has nowhere to go and just leaks out the throttle shaft. I can't get it to flood with the air horn off turning the key (with the coil disconnected) to build pressure, so maybe the needle and seat did help. However, it still runs VERY badly, won't rev well at all, and fuel still drips from the venturis.