" long cranking after hot and shut off ".
That's not the problem I have. I don't like how it idles, I think it idles too rich, plugs are sooty, I've played with the idle screws, best idle and vac are with screws about 1 turn out, maybe a bit less.
I wasn't looking for how to really do an r&r on the carb that's on the car now, I was looking for an opinion or experience if others have bought and used the various BBD clones that are available on ebay / amazon.