Replaced ignition wires with an AC Delco product. It was mid-way priced, i'm assuming it was a midgrade wire. The lip that seats around the spark plug chamber fit much better than the previous wires btw, seals the chamber much better so I'm glad I did it. Misfiring seems to have stopped. I took it for a spin around the neighborhood and didn't get any sputtering or vibration. My idle is still really low but that's not a recent thing, it has always been really low especially when idling it reverse. other than adjusting the throttle cable, what would I look for in order to even out the idle?

Thank god the misfire fix was something simple. I put a dialectric boot grease on all 4 spark plugs ends and inside the wire boots. It's supposed to help lock out moisture and prevent the boots from sticking which for a dollar i figured it couldn't hurt. I appreciate all the help Matt and I'm very happy it was a simply fix.

I'm gonna agree with you on the tower o-rings I'ma have to just clean out the chambers every now and then. F that. LOL