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Fuel Leak and Proper Routing

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Upon tinkering with the idle adjustments I noticed a fuel leak from a compression fitting, which makes me want to delete the hard lines in favor of regular fuel lines. I am confused however, as to where the lines are to run.
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From pics I have seen, the line at the bottom coming off the regulator should be feeding into the fitting that is currently not connected. Then the line that is connected to the float bowl currently should go to the other float bowl. The "T" you see before the first carb is where the leak is. Any reason why what I am finding as the inlet connector is bypassed? And should I run the line from the regulator to this? Thanks in advance, I have a meet Sunday and need to get this fixed asap.
 

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I think I would redo what has been done or use hardware store brass T and 3 barb fitting's to plumb hoses. If the fitting that doesn't have a line on it were a fuel inlet line it would be spewing gas! It must be a vent fitting. Are those HS4's?

Kurt.
 
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Not sure, I'd have to looks up the specs from the PO. I'm thinking you are right, regular fuel line and a brass barbed T.
 

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Correct me if I'm wrong here but it almost appears that the float cover's may be swapped.
the tube fitting that's open on the front one appears to be an overflow.
just wondering what tha back one looks like.
in a normal configure the two carbs would tie together with a hose and the teeing of fuel supply done at the float cover.
What does the other float cover look like.
 
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That had me confused as well. The port that the fuel is going into is above the other port. If I am correct, the upper port should be the vent?
 

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You could have two back carb covers....I think that is the only scenario.

Kurt.
 

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Unless there's something really different with the type of carb you have one of the float covers would have two taps one lower one higher, lower would be the overflow the higher float chamber fill on the other there would be three two high one lower again the lower being a overflow and the two higher one would feed the float chamber the other goes two the second carb float chamber and feeds it should look something like this.
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None of my covers have three ports. That something I did see elsewhere that had me confused. Is that something I should change, or will a T suffice?
 
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