I am looking for some advice on replacing the carburetor on my 1953 chevy 3600 with a 216 engine. when the truck starts I get a puff off very black smoke that puts a big stain on the garage wall and then a puff of black smoke at each gear change. Once the truck is driving it appears OK. But I think the problem I have is that the carb is over fueling and perhaps dumping a load of fuel in at start up. The engine doesn’t really need any choke and does smell very rich at start up. The truck had the carburetor rebuilt by the previous owner but perhaps not to a very good standard. It isn’t leaking any fuel out the casting so that is one good sign. Basically I want to try replacing the carb and I also want to keep the old carburetor core as a spare and its not worth the cost of shipping as I am in the UK.
So my options are:
1) A reconditioned carb from oldchevytrucks. I am told they are often still no very good even when reconditioned and worried about warped casting issue. I have also found they have very poor customer service and just generally an nightmare to deal with from experience mosly just very poor communication and email. https://www.oldchevytrucks.com/cart/product.asp?prodid=REME377&i=20054|||||
2)Also considering a Replacement Carburetor from Mikes for Rochester B - N228 This is a brand new carb but not sure it will fit and is more expensive - Anyone running one off these.
3) Are there any other plug and play options. I am looking for a line of least resistance really and cost isn’t a issue and would rather pay once etc. I have heard about the Cart YF but not found anyone willing to ship one to the UK and I am not sure on the make and model required perhaps someone can advise etc.
So if anyone can recommend the simplest solution to getting a replacement carb. Its worth me repeating Im in UK England so I am not familiar with the Chevy its my first truck. There nothing really commonly available regards parts here in the UK so anything will have to be shipped from the states so trying to avoid costly mistakes. I am ok doing mechanical work but really know knothing about carburetors and I am a bit out my depth. Will any of thes carburetors be resistant to alcohol added to fuel, I cannot buy straight gas in the UK anymore
Thanks Regards Chris
Pictures of the carb links below
https://i.ibb.co/5jCMfps/IMG-3533.jpghttps://i.ibb.co/HndXgn9/IMG-3536.jpghttps://i.ibb.co/jRHwBX4/IMG-3538.jpg
