Don't mess with the carb float adjustment..
The float valve isn't closing causing the bowl to overflow and your primary jet must be plugged so you have to run with choke to get fuel.
The issue you are having suggest you didn't properly clean the gun and varnish out of the carb.
Take it back out and get a can of carb dunk to soak it in..then blow it out with compressed air and put it back together.
Current toys..
1986 Honda 350X..trail bomb!
1985 Honda 250SX..my main mudder
1985 Honda 250ES..Back in Black Trike
Current non-trike toys:
1990 Honda TRX300FW
1995 Seadoo GTX
1998 Polaris Indy Lite 340(Nearly new looking)
1998 Polaris Touring 500
1998 Club Car (electric)