Hi Hugh
First you need to get the fuel out. There is obviously a small (as in
tiny) hole in the float. Working in a well ventilated space like outside
with a breeze, heat gently with a hair dryer connected to a length of hose.
(to keep the element away from the fuel as it exits the float) The
increasing vapour pressure inside will push the fuel out the hole. You may
have to rotate it so that liquid fuel is over the pinhole. Mark the hole.
When empty, assuming the float is metal, clean and solder using plumbers
solder. Use only a tiny amount. Check your repair by immersing the float in
hot water. If no bubbles stream out of the float you are done.
If it's plastic you'll have to use something else to patch the hole.
Learned this watching a country mechanic repair the floats on my dad's 51
Oldsmobile many years ago.
Good luck and think safety
Don
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