Carter 2BBL carb- I am stuck

AJ/FormS said
Wait, did you say it takes 2 minutes for the pump to fill the bowl? Thats whack!It shouldnt take but a few seconds.

Well there is no way that the bowl can evaporate overnight. So
Your carb is junk. It has a hole in the bottom, and its not easily repairable.When you take it apart look for the hole.Do not put it back together and hope for the best. Look in the lowest part of the bowl, under the mainjets.

Pull your dipstick .The gas is going somewhere. If its not on the manifold or on the floor/ground/driveway, then its got to be in the oilpan; not good!

I give it 2 minutes, The accelerator pump needs to rehydrate before it will pump anything.

I will take it off tomorrow and see if I can find the leak. I have heard of the engine boiling the fuel out of it. But I doubt that totally, as I put a thick spacer between the carb and the manifold.

I imagine that I will upgrade to the 4 bbl. carb and manifold
I never really dealt with carbs before. My background is Electrical Engineering and some mechanical.
I have torn farther into this car than I have any car before. Before the fix had to be done in a few hours or you didn't drive until you finished. Plus, I have always bought new cars and they do not need anything much. The Dusters were the first new car I bought and the first used car I bought.

Don't get me wrong, the car is 98% finished mechanically. I then need to dig into the body, fix a couple quarter size rust spots. I think they are rust. It was painted over but you can tell it was not done right. And then paint

sireland67 said
Turn them all the way in and back out about 1.5 turns.
How does it run other wise?

The car starts and runs beautifully. I am quite proud of myself, although it took me 2 years to get here. I think I bought it 2 years ago this week