You need an electric pump to refill the bowls. If you have a vapor lock problem this will fix that also. Turn it on , start the engine, then turn it off. Another fix is to pour gas down the bowl vents and pump the squirter until you get a pump shot. --- On Wed, 4/6/11, Jim Altemose <jaltemoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Jim Altemose <jaltemoose@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Carter AFB replacement? > To: "1962to1965mopars" <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2011, 4:05 PM > > I currently have a rebuilt 1965 Carter AFB 4 barrel on my > 63 Polara > 500 with a 383. I like being close to period correct > but I'm getting > tired of the starting difficulties. If the car has > been sitting for a > week, it takes a while of turning the starter to start > up. We've had > discussion on the board before and I think the consensus > was the old > Carter AFB's were prone to evaporation and it takes some > cranking to > refuel it. FYI, I have the standard stock style > mechanical fuel pump. > > I'm thinking strongly about replacing it with a modern 4 > barrel. Any > opinions on a good compromise between driveability and a > little power? > I was thinking Edelbrock Performer 600 CFM. > > I currently have the old style choke with the thermostat > sitting in > the recess on the intake manifold. Any opinions on > getting a new carb > with electric vs. manual choke? Pros and Cons? > > As always, thanks. > > - Jim > Jim Altemose, Long Island, NY > '63 Polara 500 (Max Wedge) > '63 Polara 500 (383) > '65 Belvedere I (Street Wedge) > '71 Bronco > > > ---- > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one > person -- directly to that person. I.e., send > parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other > personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the > Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your > privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the > content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. > > >