Dave,
That 1st picture told me what I needed to do which was to put that tab (red arrow) under the choke pull.
It all came back to
almost normal after that. The guy who took the carbs apart before I got them lost some little plastic material that fits on the choke rod between the choke plates. The plastic allows the choke rod to move freely. Now 1&2 open and close freely while 3&4 stick. Guess I'll just have to get used to starting without the choke.
The throttle cables went on better by installing the push cable before the pull cable. So they are working, just a little stiff.