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are all carter/weber carbs a pita to start cold ,i have a 750 (238197708) that wont start cold unless i spray it, but after that it will start all weekend with no problem ???
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Do you have fuel in the bowl after it's been sitting? Actuating your accelerator pump should be no different than spraying. Unless the carb is dry and it takes a long time for the pump to fill the carb or catch it's prime. I'd check your fuel filter to see if it's restricting fuel.
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carter-weber. AFB? it isn't stock carb. my Edelbrock versions don't even have choke actuators on them. i bought a pair of orig carter afb's on ebay for parts. gonna install chokes. but many replacement carbs come without the choke guts. some even without flappers.
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Weber carbs were stock on Merc engines for several years (early to mid 90's) and they did have chokes.
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Griff is right on the money. Fuel bowls are empty leading to a lean condtion. The alcohol in the fuel kills carbs and efi systems alike. My Holley 4150 had the same problem. Alcohol was eating my accelerator pump. Swapped in a 50cc alcohol diaphram problem solved.
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If your accelerator pump still provide a good squirt the bowls aren't empty.
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1st off when you shut the engine down, it's hot..fuel evaporates and after a week or two it's all pretty much gone...normal...those carbs do not start well with chokes not working well...but even then if been sitting a while have to spin over to get fuel back in them...I run a pair on my gibson and they are great...I have elec pumps so I just let fuel fill for a few seconds and fires right off...elec chokes...