Thanks guys! I'll check out the bulbs first. Richard, you are full of airhead wisdom!!  

@wobbly Also, should I just send these off to have them rebuilt? I've rebuilt many Mikuni's and Webers, but these are quite different in my opinion. C...

@wobbly Thanks for the information. I'll change that out. Any idea how to get these screw out? I take it that the leaking shaft is a problem right?

@wobbly thanks for the information! where in Ga are you? I was born and raised in McDonough. moved to Illinois about 10 years ago.