Riding in the mountains today the float stuck wide open in my unmodified LiFan 212cc 6.5 HP engine. ( same as HF Predator).
Non-alcohol gasoline used. Plastic tank, no rust.
In line filter used ( new)
Carb cleaned and ran fine yesterday for over a mile down a dirt road.
No vacuum problems with tank of lines.
The needle valve was just checked and cleaned last week. It was not dirty.
Needle valve float platform was checked and is at the proper angle.
Float is not cracked/flooded.
No idea as to why this happened. Gasoline fuel line system was not pressurized from heat and is ventilated. ( Gas tank is 1 1/2 gallons and sits on top of the center support frame member. 10 inches above the carb.
When the bike was towed back to the trailer the engine was started up and ran just fine again even after climbing a steep hill and decent with the engine never missing a beat, no gas leaking out the weep hole anymore.
Any ideas as to why the float stuck open dumping fuel out the weep hole and flooding the engine?
Non-alcohol gasoline used. Plastic tank, no rust.
In line filter used ( new)
Carb cleaned and ran fine yesterday for over a mile down a dirt road.
No vacuum problems with tank of lines.
The needle valve was just checked and cleaned last week. It was not dirty.
Needle valve float platform was checked and is at the proper angle.
Float is not cracked/flooded.
No idea as to why this happened. Gasoline fuel line system was not pressurized from heat and is ventilated. ( Gas tank is 1 1/2 gallons and sits on top of the center support frame member. 10 inches above the carb.
When the bike was towed back to the trailer the engine was started up and ran just fine again even after climbing a steep hill and decent with the engine never missing a beat, no gas leaking out the weep hole anymore.
Any ideas as to why the float stuck open dumping fuel out the weep hole and flooding the engine?