Originally Posted by buoymaker
Just for discussion purposes, please allow me to disagree somewhat. Please don't throw rocks at me.

"A leaky Rochester is usually caused by the float setting being set too high,"
If the leaks are caused by improper float setting, why do I see so many of them leaking (see previous pictures) ?
Everybody setting them wrong?
Yes.

Why don't I see a lot of pictures of the Carter YF leaking in the same manner?
Carter YF has a better designed float which is less likely to contact the the side of the bowl and hang up, allowing fuel to overflow.

"A warped Rochester won't leak gas all over the place. The warped area is above the top of the bowl."
Fuel doesn't always stay level in a bowl. Go around a curve, hit a pot hole or park on the side of a hill.
If fuel leaks out of the top of the bowl on a curve or from hitting a pothole, then it is likely set too high.

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