The two nuts that hold the carburetor to the manifold take more torque than that. Use reasonable torque for that size of bolt.

If it is flooding, it will die at idle. Look to see if gas is running out at the bottom. It usually can tolerate more excess gas when the motor is cold. Also an incorrect idle mixture can cause it to die at idle.

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