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*******WARNING*************WARNING***********WARNING******************* TO ALL OF THE READING AUDIENCE, DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME. I HAVE MANY YEARS OF TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE AS A PROFESSIONAL IDIOT! AND THIS SHOULD ONLY BE TRIED BY SOMEONE WITH MY EXPERIENCE. Hello All, I own a residential/commercial cleaning service. I was out cleaning offices tonight when I started to lose power on the freeway. All these horrible causes start going through my mind. Then I start to smell gasoline and the smell is getting stronger and stronger. I hope in my mind it is only a leaking hose. I know at that point I should have pulled over immediately to check out the problem. But I din't want to get stuck on the freeway, and I was only a couple miles from my next office to clean. If I get stuck, I know I can leave it there safely overnight until I could fix the problem. I made it safely (read: a fire didn't erupt) to my next office. Go around back and remove the engine cover/lid. I see gas vapors rising from the engine. This makes me nervous, so I decide to light a cigarette to calm my nerves----Just Kidding. I remove the air cleaner (by the way, I drive a '67 Square with stock dual carbs) and see some dampness around the left carb. I now discover the problem: where the fuel line comes into the carb there is some kind of reservoir. I know this is a bad description, but I'm a Muir Idiot. There is a brass 13mm plug at the bottom of this reservoir I'm guessing to drain it. Well, that brass plug had fallen out and gas was leaking out, naturally. I have no idea why this would happen, I have never messed with it. Replaced it and all is well. I'm a lucky guy, my car could have been toast. Charlie '67 square