wont stay running...again

... im gonna look around for one now.
There are a lot of bad rebuilt carbs out there, especially Holley 1920's because they have a sealed metering block which is hard to verify. I did find a nice-looking one last January in the trunk of a Mercedes 300D (of all places), in a SoCal junkyard. I sold it to a FABO guy near me, and it seemed to cure his lean idle problem.

Maybe look for a Holley 1945 or Carter BBS. The later is a 1 bbl version of the common BBD, so many mechanics could fix and tune it. Might also be an opportune time to consider upgrading to a SuperSix or 4 bbl setup.