sorry, Jerry, it was probably my verbal stumbling but when you said "too much wear" I assumed that you didn't know it was a new carb
I added the electric choke kit myself and it ?seems? to be working fine - - - I will check the throttle plates in the morning to see if they are closed completely - - - however, I DO have a vacuum leak at the gasket at the base of the carb so I would think that I need to address that before "we continue" with anything else - - - thanks again