leaking carb

[TOM R]

let the truck runt he other day and gas started running out between the main body and the throttle box on the rear side any thoughts?

[Lifer]

Stuck float?
Too much fuel pressure (if an electric pump)?
Leaking gasket (for sure).

[KenInGA]

Sounds bout all the things right there. I pulled my carb and rebuilt it, although I did my homework and have much experience with other carbs. Glad I did, as a couple of the bolts were completely stripped and the rest weren't even finger tight.

[TOM R]

manual pump, new floatneedle and seat and float is set with a gauge, thinkin a bad rebuild, guess i need to take it to my rebuilder to have it done correctly

[knattrass]

I had good luck with Jim Wallace if you are looking for a guy.

[TOM R]

thanks I got a local machineist that restores all this stuff, does an awsome job and cheap, if there is a missing or broken part he has parts carbs or will make the piece for next to nothing, just a little slow on the turn around sometimes but for the price and work quality worth the wait

[TOM R]

seems we keep getting fine particles in the bowl stopping the needle from closing and overflowing the carb, got a inline filter on here guess we need a finer one

[Lifer]

That will do it! The particles are probably sloshing around in your gas tank. It sounds to me like you need to drain and drop the tank, flush it thoroughly, and seal it in addition to installing new fuel filters.

[MSeriesRebuild]

Most often small particles ending up in the carb bowl are from a deteriorating fuel pump diaphragm. Certainly check this out, if indeed it is in progress the next step will be running gasoline into the crankcase. BAD NEWS.

[Lifer]

Shot myself in the foot again, didn't I, Charles? Of course I should have thought of that posibility, especially since he mentioned already having an inline filter. I must have had my head up my...well, you know!