4100 Carb leaking raw gas onto manifold

[Alan H. Tast]

OP here.

And, like magic, snapping down those retainer clips fixed the problem! The funny thing is, I watched Mike's overhaul video probably ten times, and I even remember him making that comment about getting the clips in the groove. But when it came time to actually do it, it went right past me.

Thank you all so much for the help on this!! Another hurdle overcome.

Happy New Year!!!

Great news! I suspect without the clips being in place there is nothing keeping the floats and pins from doing what comes naturally. Just another lesson that you can't fight the laws of physics...

[mammentorp]

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[Cliff Rankin]

Good call Karl , I look at this form on an I phone, did not catch that , but then again I have always admired your
Totally different point of view. I always learn from it.
I look forward to reading Mr. Tast article in the scoop. And I really enjoyed this thread.
Cliff

[Alan H. Tast]

Good call Karl , I look at this form on an I phone, did not catch that , but then again I have always admired your
Totally different point of view. I always learn from it.
I look forward to reading Mr. Tast article in the scoop. And I really enjoyed this thread.
Cliff

All I can think of right now is a quote from "Christmas Vacation" - at the end of Clark Griswold's rant about his 'Christmas Bonus' comes THE classic line:

"Where's the Tylenol?"

That all problems could be as simple as this to fix after going down the proverbial "rabbit hole"...now I have to get articles assembled and meet deadline.