Alright guys, I had to get a new spring because the old one was mangled and I didn't want to deal with that thing long term. Everything is reassembled and I will be testing it today. The only concern I have is with that carb kit I got. Had to guess a little on some of that, so I might be doing this all over again in a few days.
Luckily, I think I could do it all within a few hours now that I've tinkered with it so much.