Problem solved
Actually found a guy that is like 2 miles away and he is a wiz at this stuff. Had the springs on and working in about 5 minutes and I bought a carb rebuild kit while I was there. So I know what I am doing tomorrow!
All set...throttle works, carb will be good to go tomorrow and I am lucky enough to have a Tractor Supply store within 15-20 minutes , so I bought some new rubber to run on and put those on today.
Thanks again for all the input!! Now to peruse the threads for some good mods.
Nate