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That's a new one on me. I'd just cut the old one off with a grinder and fit new with a rivet link

That just seems a recent issue, for me anyway. I got around it by putting the pic on fb and copying it there

You are amazing! Great call, I went to take a look at the carbs right after you suggested they might be the culprits. I found evidence of leaking or something not right around the float gasket on carb #2 and realized that what the small amount of liquid I witnessed coming out of the airbox after dropping must have been gas leaking backwards into the air filter and box from the carb which would explain why I can't get it started now and maybe why it flooded. Also noticed that one of the vacuum lines to the petcocks was kinked in a bracket which might help explain my idling problems. Anyways, all of this is grand speculation. I'm finally back in town and can start trying to fix this now. I'll let you know how things go. Thank you again!