fuel problem

[jeepnhal]

make sure you replace the petcock, or Brian might "head to the roof with a rifle" Once you read your mega-welcome, you'll see what I mean.

ive read the mega welcome and i know what you mean

but funds are tight after buying this thing,i still have to reg and insure it and id hate to replace the petcock if it aint broke yet.i do plan on changing it when and if it goes

[jeepnhal]

I carry his spare clips, and I can tell you he means business.

haha i belive it

[mike10]

Petcock

I took my stock petcock all apart and cleaned it real good. Even did a little blow and suck test on it and it seemed to work. But after installed, it didn't work. I could never trust it. So I just clamped the gasline off with some tiny Vicegrips. That after a few months cut a hole in the gasline and dumped gas all over. I checked on Petcocks and they were asking 85 dollars for them. So I'm going to try a 5/16 inline petcock for 20 Bucks. Will that work? Or am I just sucking and blowing for no reason.

[Octain]

well,by the time i got home it was dripping pretty bad from airbox drain.
but the the crankcase was full of gas so i shut it down.i didnt have a chance to turn it to on position and run it.
yea the gaskets were old but the carbs werent leaking so im assuming they are doing their job.
it ran just fine.no stumbling,idling fine,great power.

is it possible for the airbox to get gas in it even if its running??doesnt make sense to me but neither does the airbox filling with gas ha

Sounds like you need to replace the petcock. Yes fuel will drain into the airbox if its bad. The fuel will gravity feed, it has to go someplace.
I know nothing about the petcock you're talking about. Anyone?
Check Z1. As far as I know they have the best product for the price.
Its what I have on my bike and it works perfect.

Keep us posted!!

[jeepnhal]

Sounds like you need to replace the petcock. Yes fuel will drain into the airbox if its bad. The fuel will gravity feed, it has to go someplace.
I know nothing about the petcock you're talking about. Anyone?
Check Z1. As far as I know they have the best product for the price.
Its what I have on my bike and it works perfect.

Keep us posted!!

im sorry but let me make sure i understand..fuel would go into airbox even if bike was running??cause it was leaking while i was driving on highway.was also leaking while parked.definitely leaking on highway cause my buddy following me got some gas on his windsheild..sorry for all the questions

oh and i wasnt asking about that inline petcock...mike10 was.but yes z1 does have it

[Octain]

im sorry but let me make sure i understand..fuel would go into airbox even if bike was running??cause it was leaking while i was driving on highway.was also leaking while parked.definitely leaking on highway cause my buddy following me got some gas on his windsheild..sorry for all the questions

oh and i wasnt asking about that inline petcock...mike10 was.but yes z1 does have it

Yeah I saw I got ya'll confused

Im really not real sure about the valve leaking while the bike is running, mine didnt but I wouldnt be surprised.
A new petcock will leak if left on prime while parked. Ask me how I know.

[jeepnhal]

Yeah I saw I got ya'll confused

Im really not real sure about the valve leaking while the bike is running, mine didnt but I wouldnt be surprised.
A new petcock will leak if left on prime while parked. Ask me how I know.

im not sure either,doesnt make sense to me.i mean if the bike is running it should burn the gas.it seems to me that wether the petcock is on pri or on its the same amount of fuel going to carbs so as long as its running it should burn.

UNLESS mayyybe the guy i bought it from already had the airbox flooded when i bought it,but this bike was bone dry till i got it home,which is whats confusing me.why start leaking on the ride home.not on the test drive?the gas that was dripping out was nasty,at first i thought it was oil,so i quess it could have had fuel in the box when i bought it.

[BassCliff]

Hi,

Sorry if I'm late with this. It's a few notes about overflowing carbs. It an article called, um ...

Overflowing Carbs




Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

[Octain]

im not sure either,doesnt make sense to me.i mean if the bike is running it should burn the gas.it seems to me that wether the petcock is on pri or on its the same amount of fuel going to carbs so as long as its running it should burn.

UNLESS mayyybe the guy i bought it from already had the airbox flooded when i bought it,but this bike was bone dry till i got it home,which is whats confusing me.why start leaking on the ride home.not on the test drive?the gas that was dripping out was nasty,at first i thought it was oil,so i quess it could have had fuel in the box when i bought it.

The petcock works from vacume from the motor when in the on position. You should have another line coming from the vacume port on the carbs plugged into it.
On prime its gravity that makes it work.

[jeepnhal]

Hi,

Sorry if I'm late with this. It's a few notes about overflowing carbs. It an article called, um ...

Overflowing Carbs




Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

great read.im confused on how many orings i need

or better yet a list of what i need so i can just go on babbits and order it

[Dave8338]

OH...this is painful. Thanks Cliff for making every attempt.

You need 4 intake orings (if you need them).

You need to determine where the fuel is leaking FROM...not leaking to. We all know where it is going to leak to. Pull the vacuum line off the #2 carb for the petcock and see if there is any fuel dripping out it. Pull the fuel line from the T (with the petcock in the RUN position) and see if there is any fuel leaking from there.

[Octain]

Thanks Dave!
Bout time I had some backup on this one.

[Dave8338]

Thanks Dave!
Bout time I had some backup on this one.

Anytime.

[jeepnhal]

Thanks Dave!
Bout time I had some backup on this one.

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its a bad float needle left side carb.

[Dave8338]

Good Deal!!! Glad that it was a simple fix. Most of the GS bike need a petcock, so you were on the right track. Now...after the parts are in, get out there and ride!