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I have recently noticed that there is fuel leaking out of the tube indicated in the attached picture. Can anyone tell me why this would be happening and if the reason for the leak would also cause my truck to start running really rich all of the sudden?
The carb in question is not the one pictured, but a Holley 4160 sitting on top of a 73 ford 390. The engine doesn't run all that well, but it won't stay running at all at the moment.
Any assistance provided would be greatly appreciated!!!
The carb in question is not the one pictured, but a Holley 4160 sitting on top of a 73 ford 390. The engine doesn't run all that well, but it won't stay running at all at the moment.
Any assistance provided would be greatly appreciated!!!
MSEE
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That's the fuel bowl vent; if fuel comes out of that you have a stuck needle/seat. If an engine runs at all under this condition, it will be extremely rich. You need to rebuild the carburetor to solve this problem (including chemical bath).
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Thank you for this information! I hoped it would be something like that and not need to replace the carb.
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