Thanks fellahs for all this seriously helpful information...
We almost got to the point of connecting the battery for a try at starting the truck last night...
UNTIL I tried placing the air cleaner rubber gasket on the carb; it was missing the ring 'n 2 screws...
Hiked back to the room to get the ring and Oh Boy, it felt like I just received some really bad news...
There in my parts basket were parts #68, #69 and #70 for both primary & secondary throttles..!
At least we did not contaminate things with gasoline or coolant...
It won't require a complete teardown but the carb top piece needs to come off again; I made a note of 5 other things to do as well...
See, Stop is Good Progress..!
Of special interest to me was finding a bunch of gooey electrical silicone inside the female half of the TPS connector... THIS might be the cause of weird engine running, hope so... Will clean it out even more on our 2nd carb install try...
Best part of last night was neither me nor wife got upset about the forgotten parts discovery ~ she complimented me for not getting angry & said it's your 1st try @ fixing this Mikuni thing, no surprise you made a mistake... Just don't drink too much beer when working on it, OK..?
Confession Complete & Staying Safe 'n Smoke Free in Hawaii --
Aloha George
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