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Replacement Petcock on a 1981 GS850G?
Hi all,
About a month ago, I had no idea what I was doing with my bike. I needed to clean the carbs and basically take the whole bike apart and check everything. The bike ran pretty well, but upon taking it part, I realized I needed all new intake hoses, air box hoses, and the like. Thanks to all of you guys and your DIY encouragement, I decided to learn everything I needed to fix it all myself. Everything is done now, except for one thing: The petcock seems to have a slight leak. I suspected this might be the problem, because an oil/gas mix was spitting up into my air box from the crank case heather tube before I took the bike apart. I discovered the leak before I put the tank back on the cleaned bike (I sat it over a storage bin and filled it with fuel to check for the leak). I know that I've fixed everything else down the line, but I figure I might as well pony up and try to find a reliable, new petcock. Problem is, they all look different, and I don't want to make an order without getting your advice. Sorry to have such a lengthy description for such a simple problem, but does anyone know the most reliable source for a new petcock on a 1981 gs850g?
Again though, I have you guys to thank for everything I learned to get this bike back to healthy running order.
Thanks guys,
Brian
About a month ago, I had no idea what I was doing with my bike. I needed to clean the carbs and basically take the whole bike apart and check everything. The bike ran pretty well, but upon taking it part, I realized I needed all new intake hoses, air box hoses, and the like. Thanks to all of you guys and your DIY encouragement, I decided to learn everything I needed to fix it all myself. Everything is done now, except for one thing: The petcock seems to have a slight leak. I suspected this might be the problem, because an oil/gas mix was spitting up into my air box from the crank case heather tube before I took the bike apart. I discovered the leak before I put the tank back on the cleaned bike (I sat it over a storage bin and filled it with fuel to check for the leak). I know that I've fixed everything else down the line, but I figure I might as well pony up and try to find a reliable, new petcock. Problem is, they all look different, and I don't want to make an order without getting your advice. Sorry to have such a lengthy description for such a simple problem, but does anyone know the most reliable source for a new petcock on a 1981 gs850g?
Again though, I have you guys to thank for everything I learned to get this bike back to healthy running order.
Thanks guys,
Brian
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