1988GS450L petcock issues... (for starters) Rat to Riches project

[Guest]

HI... this is my first of what I'm sure will be many posts...
Im working on A Rat to Riches project...
for starters I rebuilt the petcock with a kit... washers gasket and diaphragm... however the lever has been very stiff so i disassembled it
and can not find a referance pic to see if it is jacked beyond repair or if thats what it shuld look like....
I've been having vacuum issues with the carbs and want to make sure the petcock is working correctly before wasting too much time diagnosing the carb issues...
(hope this makes sense?!?)
here's some pics...
is that little bracket in there broken bent or correct????
thx

[John Park]

They look like that; the twisted looking tang in the middle props the valve plunger open for Prime. The lever can be stiff if it's sat for a long time dry. If you can blow through it on Prime but not on On or Res, it's [probably] working fine.

[GS450Rat to Riches]

awesome thx....
one down many to go....lol