HA dont have to. we found the major problem(s)
Carbwise, the NEW power valve / gasket we put in, was the wrong part (kit came with the wrong pieces??) so it was leaking fuel into the chamber. Also while reinstalling it we found that the diaphram spring was a bit crooked, opening the secondaries at idel. it took 3 more tries to get that darn spring in straight! But good news is that now it runs although its a bit lean. Im putzing with the idel screws and such, but he gave me a set of 74s to trade for my 70s. Ill be running 72primary and 74 secondary to see how that works.
and i checked again when i got the car started, there are no vacuum leaks
yay!