Now carb woes.

Your location says Texas, which is an all day drive in both directions. How was I to know you were in Houston, when the phone number on your site shows to be from central Indiana. Where is your shop located? Dan was a super nice guy, but he was surrounded by very expensive racing carbs, and looked a little busy. He offered to take a look at it. but it's not set in stone. I am sure he will be relieved not to have yet another thing to do. I work around the corner from his shop, which is why I stopped by.

To summarize, yes I would like some hands on assistance. If you are still willing.
 
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As horrible as it sounds, I am probably going to end up with a new Edelbrock 94. I apparently don't have the patience for all the politics it takes to get along with people who offer services here. So, my carb will be new and have a warranty, etc. Yeah it might cost me a little more than a rebuild, but having at least one piece you can depend on installed on a 64 year old vehicle is about peace of mind when you get right down to it. Not knocking anyone's quality, attention to detail, or workmanship in any way. I just don't have what it takes to get along with them for some reason.
 
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Often new parts aren't as great as you would think. Working on these cars is a lot of trial and error and there are some very knowledgeable people on here but they can sometimes be cranky and very opinionated. It's also difficult to diagnose things over the Internet. This forum has been indispensable to me and the people very helpful but what you have to do is take ALL the suggestions and work thru it starting with the easiest and cheapest first. If you do get a new carb I'd still try to fix the old one because if you stay around long enough you will eventually have to work on a carb again.
 
flatjack9 said:
In your first post, you stated that the engine tried to run away on you. The only way that can happen is it was getting more air. Then you said you had to hold your hand over the carb to get it to run. Again there has to be too much air. Where are your idle screws set? Also if you would be using too much fuel, your exhaust should be blowing black smoke. Perhaps you need to take the intake manifold off for inspection.
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For the record I was holding my hand over the carb to keep it from running away. choking off most of the air, and slowing the engine down. It didn't slow it down a lot, just enough to where it felt like the engine wasn't going to be damaged from excessive speed after sitting for 30 years +/-.
 
Wow, it idles, and is a LOT easier on the little gas tank on the cowl. I really ripped into the carb this time, and replaced every little part from the kit and blasted every little orifice with a couple of cans of carb cleaner. The whole venturi parts and the whole deal, spread over the work bench. Took a while to get it cranked, but once it did the idle Never went up unless I closed the choke, which opens the plates. I idled it about ten minutes, then shut it down and let it rest. Perfect smooth idle, no hickups or missing that I could tell. It even revved smoothly.
 
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