Ahhh....good post Jacob. Sometimes we do overlook the obvious! Hopefully one of the easier fixes will cure the problem.
I am south of St. Louis about 70 miles. Years ago (about 20), I had to have my carburator cleaned NUMEROUS times (until I finally figured out it was dirty gas from my tank). There was an OLD guy in Crystal City, Mr. White, that was the best at carburators. Every time I took it to him, he'd take it all apart, clean it, reassemble it, and charge me only 5 bucks! Mr. White has since passed away.
I'm lucky that in my area (Farmington area) I have a great network of automobile "specialists" to get parts, have work done, etc.
Good luck!
