This demonstration guide answers one field question about fuel exiting the overflow while the engine sits. Measurements come before parts, and the notes are not a generic equipment FAQ.
Diagnose before replacing parts
Start with overflow versus bowl-gasket leak path. That reading separates fuel exiting the overflow while the engine sits from adjacent faults that share the same complaint.
If the measurement is out of spec, treat the needle or vent as indicated as the primary path. If it is in spec, do not replace the needle or vent as indicated just to complete a parts list.
Repair the failed system
The usual correction is the needle or vent as indicated, installed to the documented spec for this complaint.
A demonstration shop records the finding so the next technician is not repeating a guess about fuel exiting the overflow while the engine sits.
Stop before you make it worse
Do not raising the tank to "keep fuel off the muffler". That shortcut hides the original measurement and creates a second failure.
If the machine still fails after the needle or vent as indicated is corrected, convert the visit to a broader diagnosis rather than stacking parts.
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