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P15-D24, There is a really small spring on the back side of the choke linkage, you can barley see it in the picture. It is hidden just in front of the cable housing, you can see part of it just above the cable wire, if that's the one your talking about?

Thank you gentlemen for all the help and tips. Just to let you all know the truck is starting great now. The compression was 70 I think, sorry I forgot now, vacuum was a steady 19, timing is at 0. I added a throttle cable, now to start the truck I crank it over twice for 3 seconds each with the key off ,pull the choke cable out abut 1/4 from being closed, I pump the gas two times, on the second pump I set the throttle cable to 1/4 open, turn the key on, press the starter button and she fires off with in two revolutions of the starter motor. I know it sounds like a lot to do and very slow, but it really is not! The only car I can start faster is my 2003 Daily Driver! Thank you all so much for the help! I also want to say of all the different car/truck forums I am on, this one has been the nicest and friendliest by far!

Thank you all for the input. I did pull the carb of and rebuilt it. Everything was super clean, all the passages where clear. I checked everything according to the YouTube video I saw made by Mike from MikeCarburators. The only thing I found wrong was the float level was set to high. I made sure everything moved smooth and freely. I will prime the carb tomorrow and see how it starts, following the instructions given to me here. I will also check the vacuum and compression. I will let you all know what happens, thanks again! This is how the carb looks now.

Thank you all for the input. I did pull the carb of and rebuilt it. everything was super clean, all the passages where clear. I checked everything according to the YouTube video I saw made by Mike from MikeCarburators. The only thing I found wrong was the float level was set to high. I made sure everything moved smooth and freely. I will prime the carb tomorrow and see how it starts, following the instructions given to me here. I will also check the vacuum and compression. I will let you all know what happens, thanks again!

this is a picture of the linkage on the manifold to the carb.

Mr. Coatney the time between the cold starts is usually 8 to 12 hours. It does start fine after it is warmed up. Mr. Balazs I have done this procedure after I found it in the Tech section. The truck does start much better after I follow this, but it is still hard on the cold start. Mr. Adams I am not sure if I have all those cables on the truck, I only found a choke cable and that's it. I did watch the YouTube video on rebuilding the Carter BB, I think some of the linkage parts might be missing from my carb. It looks like it has been overhauled recently because it is very clean! Is there a diagram or pictures of what the linkage and cables look like correctly attached to this carb? I can try and attach pictures later, if it helps? Thank you everyone for the help.

Hello everyone, I am new to the forum and also new to Dodge trucks. I have a 1949 B1B with the flathead 6. It has a Carter BB 1 barrel carb on it. I am really confused as to why it is hard to start when cold? I have a new Interstate 6v battery, I have new 00 Gauge battery cables, cleaned all ground points, checked compression an is good, all the electrical stuff seems fine. When I try to start it cold, I must give it a small shot of starting fluid and it starts really fast! If I don't use the starting fluid I can't seem to get it started! Once it is warmed up, starts fine. I thought maybe it was the gas, so I put 8 gallons of fresh gas, still did not help. Does anyone have advice on what to check or what it might be? Please let me know and thank you in advance!