39 Ford carb gas leak

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There shouldn't be any fuel there. The level in the carb must be too high.

Pretty sure that's the case.

Mart.
 
Mart said:
There shouldn't be any fuel there. The level in the carb must be too high.

Pretty sure that's the case.

Mart.
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i agree.

i replaced the failed accelerator pump soon after i purchased my ford and i don't remember that area's need for being sealed. and IIRC, those pumps can be purchased separately and some are included in a full rebuild kit.

that lever, i recall, simply pushes down on the plunger that in turn forces the fuel out of the pump and thru the spritzer right into the throat of the carb. its connection to the shaft of the plunger is a little bit fussy.
 
Bad float. Test it by submerging in hot water. If it has a hole in it, it will blow bubbles.
Bad seal at needle and seat.
Fuel pressure too high and overcoming needle.
 
That’s kind of strange to have fuel leaking out there. Even if the fuel level was way to high due to float height, I don’t think it would leak through there assuming the gasket is intact as it should seal around the opening for the plunger arm.
Is fuel leaking past the gasket in the area circled?
 

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Ziggster said:
That’s kind of strange to have fuel leaking out there. Even if the fuel level was way to high due to float height, I don’t think it would leak through there assuming the gasket is intact as it should seal around the opening for the plunger arm.
Is fuel leaking past the gasket in the area circled?
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I have experienced heat soak caused flooding with modern ethanol laced gasoline when setting the float to original height. In many cases I lower the float about 1/8 inch to get a carburetor to function properly on today's gasoline. I don't know that this is causing your problem, but it may be a contributing factor.
I know that non-ethanol gas is available in some places but dang it is expensive and harder to find. I like to set my cars up so I can drive anywhere which means dealing with modern gas.
 
During the early years of the 94, there were 3 different locations for the float bowl vent. One early location was into and through the upper area of the accelerator pump. From the picture posted, it looks like this carburetor doesn’t have the original vent location. If it also lack the vent tube in the air horn, then it would certainly have been through the accelerator pump, a possible source for the reported fuel leak.
 
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