Help..250es carb leaking fuel out of air vent tube

[BIG Steve]

aftering plowing some snow yesterday, I hit a couple piles hard, i put mu 85 250es away and could smell gass. After looking i found it steady dripping from one of the air vent lines from the carb. I am wondering if i could have knocked something loose. I was looking at the service manual and it looks like there is only a rubber gasket on the bottom of the float bowl. if i take the float bowl off will i need to replace the gasket or can i reuse? I have never taken a carb apart before, can i just take the bottom off and clean it? Is this even my problem? ANY help would be great.
Thanks
Steve

[Thorpe]

Ever time I have taken the bowl off my 85 BR, it has trashed the bowl gasket...

[muddog]

take of the bowl and check the needle and seat and the float if the stay open it will leak gas.

[BIG Steve]

i ordered a carb repair kit for the bowl gasket. it comes with everything. should i just bite the bullet and replace everything while i have it off? other then the gas leak the bike starts (2nd kick) and runs good. I an scared thet if i mess with the carb too muck i might f*&$ something up.