One-ton GMC,

I'm with Chevyman; your present starting/gasping problem is most likely from a non-working accelerator pump- my experience has been that the leather plunger dries out if the carb has sat idle for more than a month or so.

Get a kit and rebuild it.


Frank McMullen
1941 Chevy dump truck
1949 GMC 100 pick-up
1954 Chevy 3600 pick-up
1955.1 4400 dump truck
1941 De Soto & other MoPars
1928 Model A F**D Special Coupe