Re: "4) Any recommendations on books for the Edelbrock carb?"

The Edelbrock Users Manual is very good for tuning, etc. Edelbrock also has tuning videos on youtube.

https://www.edelbrock.com/pub/media/wysiwyg/documents/carb-owners-manual.pdf

Also, there are lots of videos on youtube for rebuilding Edelbrock carbs. Example (there are others as well)...

Finally, one carb rebuilding trick I had never heard of before

 

Edelbrock carbs are pretty easy. I doubt you would need a book. Setting the float level properly is the hardest part.
Don’t loose any of those tiny linkage clips.
They already have brass floats so no need to worry about that.
I recommend getting the step-up spring set for tuning.

 

In episode 5 of the 2014 PowerNation TV show "Detroit Muscle", they spend a lot of time demonstrating how to rebuild an Edelbrock Carburetor. I can stream Detroit Muscle on Amazon, but I'm not sure if it's because I have a Motor Trend TV subscription. You can pony up $6.00 to watch it on their web site. If I was rebuilding an Edelbrock carb, I think would it would be worth the $6.00. There's a little more to it than you might expect.

Detroit Muscle DVD (2014) Episode 5 - 4 Barrel Fix

The team Shows how to save cash by overhauling a Edelbrock AFB-style 4 barrel performance carb.

powernationstore.com

UPDATE: Well, I just watched that Hagerty video and it's pretty good!

 

Thanx for the responses. I'll take a look at those videos before I tear into the carb.

Also, I did a little more digging and there is a page on the Simple Green website about using their Simple Green Pro HD Heavy-Duty Cleaner for cleaning a carb. This is their purple stuff. Apparently if you use the 'original' Simple Green it can discolor the aluminum after a couple of hours, but the purple stuff is a different formula where this is supposedly not an issue. YMMV

Harry Z

 

Walker brand carb kit is #15881A , avail at O’Reilly Auto or they also carry the Edelbrock brand kit .