Petcock question....is this normal?

[tkent02]

its alloy, you might find it dosnt take solder so easilly. (not impossible)

or try expoxy glue.

or take to to a shop and have them press it on with several tons of pressure.


the idea with the freezer comment is to shink it so its just that little it tighter, than it would be by wacking alone. you could expand the housing too. (watch fuel fire)

I could press it too, but don't think it will withstand several tons of pressure.

[john82q]

O.K be sensible 2 tons...
or put another way, as hard as you dare.

[loud et]

Well after reading the posts from the two of you I will clean the male and female parts, apply some form of fuel resistant epoxy and twist/push the parts together. I may give it a slight squeeze in the vise.
As they sit, when I dry fit them with a slight twist the L almost bottoms out into the body, so with the epoxy which will act as a lube, a quick pinch in the vise should fully seat it.
I will safety wire it also. This way I can keep an eye on it and if a drip develops I can call it a failure and just garbage can it. At least the wire will keep the whole thing from popping out. Any drip that may develop would likely just be a hanging drop and that will clue me in to its failure. The wire will keep it from and catastrophic falling out.
This season is 99 percent over, this petcock will not see any real use till spring. I will put a little gas in the tank to test petcock and run the bike a little., I just put the rebuilt carbs on it last night and fired it with an "IV tank".
Fired nicely but have some tuning to do.
I just picked this one up for a project. Seems solid.