[HotRoddin]

Originally Posted by Hitman73

he then suggested that i buy a edelbrock 600-650 cfm carb for a swap he said that he likes the edelbrock better and has never had a problem rebuilding or cleaning one.

My question is are the Holleys that much of a pain in the ass as the mechanic says?.

I've given my OPINION on this before, and i'm gonna give it again. I know people on here are gonna disagree with me, but the edelbrock your speaking of is basically an old carter AFB, at least it's identical on the outside ? Perhaps they have changed the insides of the thing, but the outside looks the same as it always has? They have been around since dirt was new and were never used much as performance carbs, but I hear people here all the time saying, they are easy to fix, easy to tune and easy to maintain. Maybe I'm just an idiot but I have never found that to be the case on any of those counts. They were always a pain in the ass to me.
As long as i'm tossing out opinions, I'd say if your mechanic can't rebuild a holley ... I'd find a new mechanic.

As far as the hesitation goes, first check the clearance between the the two accellerator pump actuator arms ... even a small amount of clearance means the throttle plates will begin to open before you get that squirt of gas from the accellerator pump. Any gap between the throttle plates beginning to move and getting that sqirt of gas will absolutely positively cause a hesitation and poor throttle response. Try to adjust that before you buy anything or pay to have it rebuilt ... by the way a holley rebuild kit is 32 bucks with instructions, you'll never learn unless you give it a try