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Constantly running on RES

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gert du prez

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Hi,

When I was on a trip a long long time ago, I had switched over to the 'reserve' on the fuel petcock, as I was experiencing a power loss when running the normal 'ON'. I never changed that setting again, so I'm constantly running on RES and know when to get gas by looking at the odometer...

1) is it a bad thing, having the bike constantly on 'RES' ?

2) what could cause the problem in the 'ON' position ? I guess that running 'ON' or 'RES' is using the same fuel hose ?

thanks

gert
 
It's not bad to run on RES, except that there won't be any RES if you start to run out of gas :eek: Yes, the use the same fuel hose to your carbs.

You could just have some blockage in the fuel pickup screen. How's the cleanliness of your tank? Might just be time to get a new petcock, and give the tank a good cleaning.
 
I just went to Z1 Enterprises so i wouldnt be making a misquote here. Ther do have rebuild kits for that bike there for the petcock....might be worth checking it out
 
Just an opinion here but I would just buy a new petcock and be done with it. I tried a rebuild kit and it just made the problem worse (for me). Spend the $50 and call it a done deal for as long as you own the bike. ;)
 
Take your petcock out and see what it needs, could be a blocked screen or something else easy to fix. Very easy to take a look.
 
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