Edgar wrote on 05/04/10 at 13:45:03:whoa, sounds overwhelming! so its not in driveable condition right now? And say i go through all those things and clean and fix and drain, that hole at the end of that valve is still gonna be there, is there not supposed to be any fuel in that tube at all???
Don't panic.
Driveable, yes with caution.
Parkable, yes with caution.
fuel will spit out the carb on ocassion, you'll have reduced fuel mileage. But driveable. park with the nose up will prevent gas from dripping into the engine. put a brick under the front wheel if you have to.