Holley 2300 2-barrel Carb flooding

[supermottl]

My Holley 2-barrell carb is just puking fuel down the throat of the carb, and it's flooding. I can get it to start only if I floor it to clear it out, but it won't idle.
I rebuilt the carb last year some time. Could it be the float? needle valve? What should I check first?
i'm ready to just buy a new one; i almost left my wife and myself stranded on a Sunday in the shtix.

Thanks, just moved to Georgia from balmy FL and this was the first time out since the move: April Fools' on me...

 

[ugly74]

possibly just a goober in the needle/seat, take it out, blow it out with carb clean, compressed air, or even just blow on it hard, then put it back in.
I sometimes have that problem if I removed the fuel line then put it back on. I now have an inline filter at the carb, and take it off there, instead of at the carb

 

[broncnaz]

needle valve almost always the issue. As was said it could just be some debris in it or has had varnish build up on it and just wont seat properly a new one should slove the issue.

 

[supermottl]

The needle valve is right at the fuel inlet, in the bowl, right? So all I have to do is take the bowl off and clean it up, right?
Thanks for the replies
Steve

 

[ugly74]

no need to remove the bowl. That slotted screw on top of the 5/8 nut is the needle/seat assembly. remove the screw, then turn the nut out. count how many turns it takes to remove it, so you know how many to turn it back in (that's the float level adjustment too) once that assembly is out, you will probably see a floaty between the needle and seat

 

[supermottl]

Oh, yeah? That's it? Sweet!,, I'll try it tomorrow! Thanks!