"WaIIy" wrote in message
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On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 09:42:52 +1100, "K. Smith" wrote:

With a marine carb any venting or overflow say from a stuck float
needle is directed down the carb throat. i.e. a serious over flow/leak
of fuel should stop the engine (being too rich not seized:-)) but if you

The carb on my 5.7 was lunched (bad float or seal) and there a gas
puddle on top of my engine

Should not happen if a marine carb! The vent tubes are J shaped to dump the
extra fuel from a stuck float into the throttle bore. Probably what
happened on the original post. The electric fuel pump kept pumping way
longer than it should have. Does it have a pump while engine running
circuit? Should have. Also the throttle shafts on a marine carb have flats
and grooves there they ride in the carb housing to keep fuel inside the
carb.
Bill