[Healeys] HD8 Carb leaking

[Achim Spethmann]

Hello,

You know the good feeling, when you turn the key and the 
fuel pump is clicking to fill the carburetors.

But some days ago, when testing some electrical stuff, I had 
a smell of gas in the garage. No, it's not the float 
chamber. There is no gas coming out the overflow tube and 
the fuel pump stops its work. But when I inspected the carbs 
I saw some wet sparkling a the bottom of the front carb. Not 
much, no dripping, but enough to cause a smell of gas in the 
engine compartment. When the car is hot, you cannot see it, 
the gas is evaporating.

I took the attached photo to show what I mean. Where should 
I begin to find out what causes the leak?

Thanks in advance.

Achim

1964 BJ8 MK III

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