It could very well be operator error, I'm no master mechanic. I've rebuilt other carburetors without problems, though. Usually though, some piece is too corroded or damaged to repair like you mentioned Hotrod or some part is broken that I can't find a replacement part for. I just seem to be jinxed by Quadrajets, they run excellent for me until they need rebuilt, and then I can never get them right again. I have different problems with different carburetors. One such example was fuel pouring out the top of the carburetor. I believe this was because the plastic piece that sits on top the float assembly was broken, and the local parts stores couldn't find a new one. I'm fairly certain I had the float level set right, so I don't think it was that. Any advice that would enlighten me to the finer points of these beasts would be very welcome. Thanks for the help everybody.
