Update
i'm almost through my first tank of gas. i've pulled the head to look at the inside of the cylinder and the cross hatching of the hone is still very apparent.
i tightened down the head bolts a little more, and the drip from the decomp nub area stopped.
i'm now running an 84 jet in the 15mm bing, but it's still fourstrokes on the top end if the outside temperature is warmer than about 50-60 degrees. i have 78, 80, and 82 jets on order.