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Well, it’s hard to say. I’m assuming it is dripping right out of the carburetor throat when tilted, but have you confirmed that? Does it start to drip as soon as the engine is tilted upward? I suppose there is the remote possibility that the bowl gasket/surfaces are messed up causing the leak, but not very likely. Perhaps the float is set just a bit too high. Perhaps something is pressurizing the fuel tank overcoming the inlet needle/seat.
In any event, sounds like you will be back inside this engine soon for the powerhead swap. So, I would recommend pulling the fuel line and letting most of the fuel run out of the carb while running, then shutting it down. Yes, I have heard the argument saying that running the engine “dry” will result in rusted internals. In theory this is true, but having the engine sit for a few days like this isn’t going to hurt anything. Running the engine out of fuel this way doesn’t even come close to drying out the crankcase, there is still plenty of oil on the internals.