OK that's about right...my controls is not moving that cigar like thing or what you call the timing advancement far enough to open up the choke so that the motor will start... I have to manually move that forward. Now I have tried to adjust that at the motor with the cable and no matter which direction I tried to make an adjustment it won't move but a fraction of an inch no matter how I try to adjust it I opened up the controls everything looks normal my cables are not locked but it still will not move it forward so right now I believe my timing is off...but I got to get the controls to move the timing advancement cigar like thing forward to open the carbs...but at this point if I manually push the choke open or butterflies open the engine with race is very high I have to manually push it back down so I can try to get it to idle...
disconnect the throttle cable all together .
back out the 'idle stop screw' all the way
loosen the carb linkage screws (on both sides) so that you can move the cigar thingy along with the thick linkage bar.
Slide the cigar thing all the way back until it stops....
have someone or use a tie wrap to hold the thick linkage bar right there.
screw down the 'idle stop screw' until it JUST touches the block.
loosen the cam follower screw so that the cam follower JUST touches the dedent....tighten that screw.
making sure that the butterflies are fully closed, tighten the linkage screws.
now with your hand on the thick bar linkage, pull forward...the carb plates should start to open....also if you let go real quick the springs on the carb linkage should push everything back towards the rear of the engine, closing the carb butterflies.
This is the Link/Synch procedure from memory.
It sounds to me that the butterflies were set closed BEFORE having the thick linkage in the proper spot.
I have no idea how to set initial advance when the advance has been messed with ( the set screw at the end of the cigar). My manual says turning the setscrew on the cigar clockwise retards the engine, turning the setscrew counterclock wise advances the engine....so maybe your motor is super retarded...LOL
gotta get those linkages in the right spot initially.