So for those who are still following...
I got the connections to finally work, but had installed the blue and white wires from the timer base backwards....once I discovered that she sparked (on one side). Found out I had a bad power pack. Replaced that and she pretty much fired right up!
Now does anyone know anything about backfires? While its cold, it has a hard time staying running unless I increase the idle throttle lever at the control. If the rpms drop, it coughs and dies. To ahift into gear, i have to drop the idle throttle all the way down and quickley shift into gear or it will die. When I throttle up in gear, it starts to back fire every few seconds, hits a big backfire, loses power for a few seconds and then runs back up.
I pulled the carbs, they are clean as a whistle, gaskets all look new(er). I disconnected the VRO and ran a bulb line straight into a 50:1 gas can, the seperator, and into the engine. Could this set up have anything to do with it?
Also anyone now anything about internal power tilt/trim? I here the relays firing when I push the trim up or down, but nothing happens.