5.0 L 305- carb leaking

Pink Panther

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I have gas coming out both sides slow drip after running. Comes out of throttle linkage in the the pic where I am pointing and in the other side across from it. How to stop this, rebuild carb? Thx
 

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Lou C

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Probably time for a rebuild, either the needle valve is bad or a piece of grit is holding it open causing flooding. Or, the carb float is bad, absorbed gas and is heavy and that's keeping the needle valve open even when the bowl is full. That's happened to mine twice. New needle valve fixed it all up. The needle valve is under the bottom of the float arm, in the lower part of the pic, you can see a little hook on the arm, that is attached to the needle valve. This is likely where your problem is. There is a gasket between the main body and the throttle body, but I'd bet on the needle valve....
 

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kenny nunez

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Also reseal the 2 plugs that are on the bottom of the float bowl or clean the area around them and cover them with JB weld.
 
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