OK, time to update and report!
I took everyone's advice to heart and did these things.
First I got the filter that Dads50 recommended. $3.00 at car quest and fit perfect, highly recommend, however that didn't fix it.
So, I pulled the top off the carb to look at the float bowl and see if there was anything junk left from the previous no filter attempt. The float was stuck down in a full open position. I think I had the pin that holds the float to the carb top was inserted from the wrong side and had slipped out. I put it in from the correct side and now everything seems to work. For those unfamiliar with the pin, it is just a steel pin with a rib on it that keeps it in position and prevents it from working itself out. when inserted properly it is held in by the side of the float bowl in one direction and the rib in the other direction. If backwards, it can work loose and the float disconnects and doesn't close the needle valve.
I have high hopes that this is it, but to complete my after action review, I have touched and hopefully improved each aspect of the fuel to engine system. The tank was cleaned some years ago. I put in a later model gas gauge and pick up unit and plumbed in a new fuel line, eliminating the gravity flow out the bottom of the tank, installed a paper filter prior to the fuel pump, installed a good glass bowl pump, and rebuilt the Carter YF. The engine runs good but not yet to what I want, in the process I have also added a 6V alternator and rewired most of the stuff under the hood. I have to find the right RPM to get the alternator charging enough to keep the lights from dimming at idle. Thinking about 600 RPM.
Now if I haven't put anything else in wrong, this should work great.
Thanks for the help everyone!
