Bushido -- Not blasphemous at all to ask questions. The only dumb/blasphemous question is the one not asked.
Still not sure what your problem is with the Rochester B. I've been running that carb on my 261 for years now -- works great. There are little things that should be addressed on a B that has sat awhile -- its not hard. The biggest problem I faced with mine was a pinhole in the float. Put a new float in it and no problem since. We have some excellent carb gurus here who can walk you through the usual suspects on your B. I would recommend chasing those down before throwing money at new carburetors.
Just a thought.
You have a brother Bolter in Sweden -- Karl. He's floating around the site somewhere ... He'd probably be a good resource for you, too. Maybe you guys could trade lutefisk recipes ...
