Yeah, Merc stopped using Holleys after 1977... 'too many boat fires'.....
In general the edlebrock is a good carb very easy to tune If needed. I have. Two one on the boat and one on my 65 GTO. I wouldn’t hesitate to by an other one.
I think that's a thing of the past Chris, if that were still an issue in the USA, you KNOW that Holley would have a pack of lawyers after them. Probably 80% of classic muscle cars and hot rods here are running Holley carbs, or their derivatives like Quick Fuel et al. Yet you never really hear about this being a problem.
One important word there, 'cars'. Leaking carbs in cars doesn't usually end with a swim in the sea.
How long was that since the last start? (how long had the carb had time to dry out?) Often the line between the carb and the pump is also dry, and occasionally also the pump itself, and those pumps aren't great at self-priming.
But this is the USA, anyone can sue anyone. If this was still happening we’d have heard about it. In fact even though Merc stopped using them OMC and Volvo used them from when Quadrajet production ended in 1989 or so until the change over to TBI. That means they were used approx 10 more years...
Pretty well known issue with hot rod folks here. My coworker has a holley on his 69 firebird, doesnt even try to start it in the spring without replacing the float bowl gaskets because of leaks. The one piece fuel bowl and no power valve blow out issues are two real advantages of the Edelebrock
Well, hell, now I don't know. Didn't jump the switch today, 2 pumps of the throttle and it started first crank, no stumbling or anything once started. Had been sitting since my last post. So presumably the bowl was full.
