Im a new toyota owner. trucks a 85 pickup 22r. The truck appears to be flooding , i replaced the fuel pump and was trying to start it yesterday, which it really wants to do, to no avail. I sprayed starter fluid into the carb and wen i did noticed big pools of gas in the carb as well as a leak near the back of the carb. Next steps? also interested in knowing good place for read ups on carbs. Ill get the model number shortly

 

There are a number of carb posts here you'll need to do a search.

Has the truck been sitting for a while?