Carb Advice

Hoping you know that most any carb can leak at the shafts if pour fuel in it.
That fuel lands on closed throttle plates making fuel seep out the shaft.
Shafts are not air tight, and it doesn’t leak when running because there is a vacuum there normally.
I agree.

Since your running quality fuel, have you looked into advancing the timing a bit. That may cure your starting and idle issues.