FWIW I happen to agree with Neil. Either you are systematic about this or you are just guessing, and guessing hasn't been working but he wished you luck, which is what it takes for guessing to succeed. You have spark. Move on. Next step is fuel. You have fuel. Next step is carb. If you don't want to check the carb now, fine, then check compression. But a sudden loss of compression at idle is not the more likely explanation of the symptoms.
I hear ya on the frustration of having to take a new carb off/apart. You paid to NOT have to worry about this stuff. But sometimes you do anyway.
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