electrical issues on MY GS?

[cdub]

? for you guys- if i run my 81 gs850g in prime will it wreck it? no gas comes out of it when in the on position. i have only checked this when the tank is off the bike???

[frosty5011]

? for you guys- if i run my 81 gs850g in prime will it wreck it? no gas comes out of it when in the on position. i have only checked this when the tank is off the bike???

That's because when you checked it, you probably did not apply a vacuum to the vacuum line on your petcock.

[cdub]

o okay i have evidently only had gravity fed ones before, ive never had a petcock with 2 lines comin from it, the last 5 bikes ive had. so if i pull off the line when its back on and connected it should pour gas out then? is there anything wrong w leaving it on prime and blocking off that vaccuum line? why are all petcocks not gravity fed???

[frosty5011]

o okay i have evidently only had gravity fed ones before, ive never had a petcock with 2 lines comin from it, the last 5 bikes ive had. so if i pull off the line when its back on and connected it should pour gas out then? is there anything wrong w leaving it on prime and blocking off that vaccuum line? why are all petcocks not gravity fed???

It's an extra safety for you, in case your float needles/valves are leaking, or you have a sticky float. With the engine not running, gas won't flow through the line.

Just put a length of hose on the (smaller) vacuum nipple on the petcock.....and direct your fuel line from the petcock into a suitable cannister. Put the petcock on "ON"....and suck on the vacuum hose....fuel will flow, if the petcock is operating correctly.

[vtcycle]

Don't know, But I kinda like the drawing better:-D

peace,
michel

[Bud]

Don't know, But I kinda like the drawing better:-D

peace,
michel

I style myself an arTIEST!

Found out the petcock is fine and the gass leaking out is only what is in the fuelline.

Cleaned the float needles and ajusted the floats up just a hair, not the darn blated thing idles all wacky. I think it's ideling at 3000 RPM, when it's hot. But it'll creap down most of the time. not sitting at a light long enough to see where it stops, but it sounds good all the way though, no popping etc..

I guess I'll ajust the floats back, but I have no clue what could be causing that.