Yeah that's right.

I have the exact same issue right now.

When cranking there was a lot of fuel coming out from the acc pump rod rubber dust boot.

Found so much rubbish in the bowl. Flushed that out, cleaned out the float needle seat which was quite dirty, it stopped leaking. I think there is still heaps of rubbish to come through and I think I still need to go over it again with another clean or two. Looking in the window it looks like the float still needs a bit of adjustment.

Good luck resolving it Sean, might need a few goes at it.