Alright y'all. I'm back after quite an absence ready for more advice, lol.

I did the carb rebuild, and everything went smooth until I tried to crank it up. It was running to fast. (circa 2K) After some musing, asking my pops, etc. I tried adjusting the floats, it indeed had an effect, but way too low. It was idling at 450 and struggling to even sustain the combustion cycle. Plus I was hearing some pops. Misfires, clanging? I was out of time for the day, and had to call it quits. I was so dejected I kinda just gave up on it for awhile, but I back to solve it finally. I live in a barracks so I can't just leave a car that looks like it wont run lying around, so that was just an additional factor in me not wanting to work on it. Whatever. Moving on!

Any advice for float levels? The specs cited in manual are useless (since it's an aftermarket combo). The literature cited in my rebuild kits seem impossible.

PS: Thanks for all the replies earlier! I really appreciate everyone willing to throw in their two cents.