Well, I finally have a good flying Noblarf. The DS 40 performs perfectly in the plane. Flying on 62' x .012 solids it pulls through everything just fine. The engine runs well and responds beautifully to needle setting. Currently it is running a "wet 2" with a Rev-Up 10x6. I will mess with other props later.
What a relief after all the grief!
Thanks to Ray and Anton for their help setting the needle! I WAS a bit nervous.