A friend who operated a fleet of Thrusters -teaching disabled people to fly -passed on this tip if you use Bing type carbs. He sprayed the carb inlet with WD40 once a month to prevent the slide sticking. I was recommended the AMAL- similar to B*ing* carb by an ex RR engineer after I lost faith in the POSA. Worked for me. Mac
On Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 2:11 PM, bjoenunley via KRnet <krnet at list.krnet.org> wrote: > The float pin in my lawnmower became stuck. The gas poured into the oil > reservoir and onto the floor. When a start was attempted the engine blew > white smoke until the engine seized. This is the important part; the cause > of the sticky float pin was due to operating the engine with gas that has > 10% corn fuel. The lawnmower was not stored by me at the time nore was it > started by me. I miss my lawnmower. My neighbor and I are still friends. > > From this experience I have chosen not to use automotive fuel with corn > fuel in it for my airplane, even though I can. If I use auto fuel instead > of 100LL I use the ethanol free. With auto fuel prices as wonderfully low > as they are I have stocked up on ethanol free mogas! My carberator has > icing tendencies, and more so with mogas. > > SSL > Joe Nunley > Baker Florida > > > > > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone > > <div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Dave_A via KRnet < > krnet at list.krnet.org> </div><div>Date:01/24/2015 11:24 PM (GMT-06:00) > </div><div>To: Garry C <babywolf at aol.com>,KRnet <krnet at list.krnet.org> > </div><div>Subject: Re: KR> Float valves </div><div> > </div>Depends on the design of the carb. > > Some of the more popular KR carbs don't have floats (Aerocarb, Revflow, > Ellison, Posa)... These either have a vacuum-triggered fuel valve, or > will leak your gas out if you don't switch off the fuel. > > The old 'tractor carb' (Marvel Strombreg) sitting under most Lycomings > (and thus in most certified aircraft) does have a float that > theoretically could stick. > > It's a possible problem on any gravity-fed fuel system. > > What planes generally do NOT have, that some bikes do, is a > vacuum-operated fuel petcock (which, on older bikes, could be a problem > if said vacuum-valve failed in the open position, as there was no way to > manually shut off the fuel). > > In any case, the solution is simple for either vehicle: When not flying, > turn off the gas. > > Also, CHANGE THE OIL IN THAT BIKE! If 'all the fuel drained out' then > there is likely fuel contamination in your oil, which can wreck your > engine by thinning the oil so much it won't lubricate. > > On 1/24/2015 9:10 PM, Garry C via KRnet wrote: > > Riding my motorcycle down the highway and the carb float valve stuck and > all the gas ran out. Does this happen in airplane carbs? > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > _______________________________________________ > > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to > change options > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options >
