hard engine starting

...Open the hood, look down the carb, and work the throttle looking for accellerator pump spray. If not the carb is boiling dry during parking.
Thats my guess. An electric pump will remedy that. I had a carter electric pump on a stockish 340 with an AFB. That pump would go crazy for about 10 seconds every morning as it would always boil the fuel out overnight. My distributor advance plate was sticking also.