Newbie in need of Carb Help....

I hate to overstate the obvious, but the reason you're having trouble starting the car after it sits is probably that the gas in the carb has evaporated from sitting. It takes a few moments of cranking the engine for the bowls to fill up again. My car does it every time it sits for more than a couple of weeks. After you drive it, the bowls are full, so it starts right back up. My buddy blames it on the way gas is mixed, but I can't verify that. I do know that I lost a quarter of a tank of gas in a parked car over a 12 month period. No leaks, it just disappeared inside a locked garage.