Thanks Chuck, I appreciate it. Here's the latest update. I installed the Carburetor with a temporary setup. I tried to put the old school glass bowl filter as I had it before, but was not able to find the correct fittings so I went without it for the moment. I installed the fuel filter that comes with the carb right after the fuel pump. Prior to connecting the fuel line I ran the fuel pump for about ten seconds until I could see clean fuel coming out as the instructions say. This seems to be an important step as the main reason for initial failure is that the carb gets debris inside and floods the carb. The engine started right up, idles perfectly, (as my Rochester did). Only downside I see so far is that I wont be able to use my original heavy duty air cleaner, as the mount is quite a bit smaller. The regular auto air cleaner (non heavy duty) fits right on there. I just happen to have an extra and will run that one in the meantime. Response feels nice and crisp when I touch the pedal. Now to wait for some sunny weather so I can feel if it has the same power, and see how it is on fuel consumption. I don't think ill have to worry about leaking the fuel out of the carb while it sits like my Rochester was doing.
