uncle tony's garage gets called out by the roadkill guys

Okay well the base ring tells me it's either a little bit fuel washed or lean on the idle.
That's from lookin a pic on the internet though...
Your results may vary.

You may well be right.....the tailpipe says the opposite, but I know how carburetors can foll you sometimes too. I will say this......It's been lean "everywhere else" so far. Primary and secondary jets. But I wonder......could the lean idle condition cause the hot long crank issue? I would think that would be rich instead.....but I know what happens when I think.