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
