Gas in Intake

When I removed my carb (2100 2V), the recess on the left side of the intake was full of gas. It doesn't go anywhere as far as I can tell but I don't think it should have been full of gas. I just fired this engine for the first time a few weeks ago. I rebuilt the carb about a year and a half ago and it sat until the recent engine break-in. Does it sound like the float was sticking? Before I started the engine, I filled the float bowl through the vent on top of the carb. I may have overfilled it. Any idea on how the gas got in there? Is it abnormal for that recess to be full of gas?

Thanks for the reply. I'll be putting the carb back before this weekend and after a while I'll pull it back off to see if there's gas there again.

I think it happened before I pulled it off. The gasket between the intake and spacer was soaked and stuck to the intake. It had only been on for about 3 weeks. The accelerator pump almost seems to "dump" gas rather than "spray" gas. That might be my problem. Or the fact that I may have overfilled the float bowl when I filled it through the vent before initial startup. I used a "zoom spout" oiler and put two full bottles in. It filled it up to overflowing. Probably too much. I bought a thicker gasket and mounted the carb yesterday. I have a few more pieces to put back on the engine before I can fire it up again. I'll leave the reason for another post