[Big hammer]

I’am for K.I.S.S. After going through my fuel system, pencil filter in the tank, lapping the gas valve, cleaning the carburetor float valve, I then had a leakless system. I would turn my car off and walk away, checking for leaks drips several times a day and for about 1 1/2 years no leaks or drips. Then after the car sat for a couple of weeks she began dripping from the carburetor, I would then close the shutoff valve and run the carburetor dry. Procrastinated that one day I need to address the float valve which I didn’t, I just started driving her more, after a couple weeks I started just walking away and behold she stopped dripping ! that’s been about a year. My guess the fuel flushed the junk away cleaning the float valve, Ford built a durable and simple car ! K.I.S.S.