318 2bbl won't idle without choke

Tylinol said
Continued. As you can see, my float measurement seems to read a bit low if anything. I'm gently pressing it against the needle/seat in these photos.

If you have to push down on the float to read the 1/4, then the float is set TOO HIGH,
not
" bit low"
And with float level, a bit is a lot.