If it was the float seal, it wouldn't really explin the fuel in the engine when the tnk is turned off.

How is it getting from the carb into the cylinder when the only fuel available is from the flot bowl?

Have you checked that the tank tap ctually turns the fuel off - and that you're not rotting it to reserve?
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