Gas from top of carburetor? - 1984 XD 18

Walleye Wisdom

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Yesterday in my pre-launch check over I pumped the primer bulb on the fuel line and fuel started coming out of two holes on the top of the carb housing. I am assuming this probably means the carb is clogged and these holes may leak to prevent further damage? A week ago I had the boat out and it ran great, no issues, so it was a bit odd that this happened all of a sudden.

As far as difficulty, are these carbs fairly straight forward? I have rebuilt several carbs, mostly on late 70's early 80's 25/35hp OMC products, and they were kind of a pain in the butt with all kinds of caps to pound out and in. I don't have a lot of time right now to work on something like this, nor the space as I am living in an apartment, yet the local boat shop is 5 weeks out...

Thanks for any help!
 
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