Well I bought a holley rebuild kit for the 0-1850s carb and replaced all the gaskets/hardware provided in the kit. The rebuild was somewhat of a success. I accidentally installed the incorrect gasket between the main body and throttle plate. That error created a very bad vacuum leak between the main body and throttle plate. So I put the correct one in and the engine ran better but still did not idle smoothly. I could still drive the car but I had to let the engine warm a bit longer than usual to be to drive. So after all of that I decided to buy a new holley 0-1850s carb from Summit Racing.
I replaced the old carb with the new and it was a night and day difference. I had some other issues with the old carb. The engine now runs alot better. Crisp throttle response at high way speeds and very good response from a standing start.
I am looking into what I am going to do with the old carb...
