Peter it is also possible that if the horizontal bar between the 2 brass arms is out of adjustment it prevents the choke from fully coming off. If it is to long it will allow the front carb to close but will keep rear "open" if 2 short it allows rear carb choke to go "off" but will hold the front one "on"
The forked end of the jet should be hard against the brass adjusting nut when the choke is in the off position, sometimes you have to get the flash light out and look at that position since if the jet is down even a 64th of an inch it will run rich
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You say you have adjusted the floats but I take that to mean that you have adjusted the clearance between the hinged lever that actuates the float jet (or Grose jet) and the lid. Remove the rear float and shake it to see if there is gasoline inside. I just had this same problem and symptoms on a newly aquired TF 1500 purchased from the original owner with 59k original miles. The rear float was still somewhat buoyant but a small amount of gasoline inside meant it never shut the float valve and the rear carb was flooding as a result.
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[b]Subject:[/b] [mg-tabc] Rich Carb Here is a puzzle. The rear carb is running rich. The two rear plugs are black. The front carb is running normal. The front two plugs are light tan. The float bowls in both carbs have been carefully adjusted to spec. The jets in both are centered, both pistons rise and fall cleanly. The needles in both are GL (lean). Air flow between both is equal. The manifold has been checked for leaks. 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