Holley 2300 leaking fuel

[yodabiri]

Well i have been messing around trying to tune my holley2300 350cfm carb and i have noticed that it is leaking fuel when the throttle cable is pulled. It seems to be leaking from the throttle shaft. I am planning to rebuild the carburetor soon, will a normal rebuild kit fix the leakage or do i need to get a new carb base. I know this isnt that much data to go from, but im just looking for ideas on what the problem could be.

Thank you very much!

 

[addo]

If fuel is leaking out via the throttle shaft, you may have excess clearance there. A regular rebuild doesn't service the throttle shaft, so you'd need to either rebush it, or ream and use the slip-fit Teflon type bushes.

The fuel leak could also be due to some other problem, such as overfuelling.