[AT] Super A Carb Leak

[Recentjester at aol.com]

u could get some fine laping compound an work any bad spotsw out of the  
needle in the fuel shutoff if it is a needle an seat shut off.  Maybe the  
seat in the carb has a little trash in it when u turned on the fuel ..just my  
two cents
 
 
In a message dated 7/6/2010 7:59:37 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
supera1948 at gmail.com writes:

Hello,

My Zenith 11115 Carburetor is leaking gas from the  hole/drain in the 
choke passage.  The carb leaked after I rebuilt the  engine, and I 
replaced the float and the needle valve.  That seemed  to fix the leak 
until I ran it.  Once I killed the engine, it began  to leak after about 
an hour.  And yes, the fuel is shut off, though  my shutoff valve does 
not completely seal, allowing a little dribble from  the gas tank into 
the fuel line.

So what do I need to do?   Should I replace the the fuel shutoff valve?  
Even if the shutoff  drips into the fuel line, the float/needle should 
stop the gas from  getting into the carb, right?  The only other option I 
can think of  is that my float is not adjusted correctly, and that would 
change the bowl  level, which could perhaps allow an overflow into the 
choke  passage?

Thanks in advance for your replies.
Ben  Wagner
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