Gas leak with Fuel petcock on Prime

[32bat]

Quick question for those in the know.
I have read through many of the fuel shutoff valve threads, but wanted to make sure.
Since I have been working on mine (pickup coils) I have never had any starting problems and never used the prime setting and today I set it on primie to see if it would leak. It didn't at first then after a few minutes--a fairly fast gas drip. Is this normal or should I attempt to fix this? Also I read about the blue polyethelene gas hose--Is this type like the best? Your thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks Bruce Tuxhorn(32bat) Also any xs'ers in Idaho?

[Ken Talbot]

It is not normal, but it also not uncommon. It can be something as simple as a tiny spec of dirt between the needle valve an its seat, or a deteriorated rubber tip on a later-model needle, or a worn tip/seat on an earllier brass-tip needle, or a float that has lost some of its buoyancy, or a sticky float mechanism, or all of the above. Any way you look at it, it is 'broke' in case you need an excuse to 'fix it'.