Ok. Here’s the verdict. The old float needles fixed the gasoline waterfall issue I was having. Bless you 5twins for that tip. I polished the old seats and needles with a q tip in the chuck of my drill dipped in brasso then cleaned everything with carb cleaner. Fixed it right up. The choke lever however was not as straight forward. The end of the lever assembly was starting bottomed out in the slot in the choke rod so it had no where to slide. If that makes sense. The pin on the choke lever that moves through the slot had no room to move. With a little grinding and a little bending I was able get that pin positioned back to where it would work properly. It’s still a little sticky but I can operate it with one hand now. 80 percent improvement. That you guys for your help. The first image is before repair second is after. Third photo is a reference for the bend I put in the choke lever to get it to work.
Now to sync them and try and get rid of as much of the popping as I can. Fixing the carb issue helped the popping but I think it may be running a bit lean now.