"Tucked it away where I could find it." Yeah, right.
My sympathies. I totally understand. I'm 70, and sometimes the hardest thing to do is remember where I put something. If I made a note to remind myself where I put it, I would lose the note. They say short term memory is the first thing to go.
I know that it is possible to bend that choke plate by pulling too hard on the choke cable. At some point I changed the adjustment at the choke lever, and the choke cable didn't need to be pulled out as far. Then I closed the choke, but the cable didn't pull out as far, so I pulled it out to where it could go before and bent the choke plate. Engine was hard to start because of inadequate choke. I removed it, bent it back flat and reinstalled it. Hope you find it soon. If not, someone somewhere will have one, given all the old Zenith carbs lying in storage. Wouldn't be surprised if Neil has found one for you. Someday you will have two of them. Then the problem is to remember where the spare is. Good Luck!
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