Pingle vs. standard petcock?

[Anonymous]

yep allready did the home depot fuel shut off valve thing, the 1/4 valve didnt flow alot of gas so i plugged the vqacuum from the carbs and got a really heavy spring in the vacuum thing on the petcock, so now i turn it to prime to run my bike now.

[mcycle-nut]

Re: Pingle vs. standard petcock?

Still don't have my 1980 GS750e from the shop (going on 5 weeks for clutch repair, but that's another subject). Mechanic called today and said they must have forgotten to shut off Pingle(Pingel?) petcock so crank is full of gas. They'll flush everything out, but it's ANOTHER weekend w/out my bike. I've only ridden it about 20 ft.
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Are these the same clowns that screwed up your clutch? Get your bike out of there NOW. Next thing you know they will forget to put oil in it or something. I would report these guys to Suzuki and voice your disatisfaction. :x
As far as petcocks go, I'm still not used to these new fangled "automatic" petcocks. Been riding bikes with these for years, but the first things I rode as a kid had manual petcocks, and old habits die hard. I still feel uneasy when I shut off the bike and don't have to shut off a petcock. By the way, I'm not some old relic, I'm 41. 8)

[Anonymous]

Go with the Pingel....I did and I am very happy with my pruchase.....Not only does it look better than stock it certainly does function better..I have rarely forgotten to turn off the petcock, but if you do hopefully it is close to an oil change

[Anonymous]

I think I'm just going to stay with the Pingel and get back to the old ways again. 1 or 2 emergency oil changes will probably have me trained pretty well. Sorry to flood the boards with all these questions-this is what happens when you're stuck in your house and not tooling down the road!

By the way, STILL don't have my bike back(I am trying to locate a trailerif the shop doesn't fix it first), but that's a whole different topic.AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!

[Anonymous]

I think I'm just going to stay with the Pingel and get back to the old ways again. 1 or 2 emergency oil changes will probably have me trained pretty well. Sorry to flood the boards with all these questions-this is what happens when you're stuck in your house and not tooling down the road!

I got smart after a couple of oil changes too-the valve is so smooth operating you can almost fall in love with it

[Jay B]

Petcock

Well the 1/4 into 1/4 seems to be working for me so far. If not I will find a way to hook up the 3/8 into 3/8. I will not go with the Pingel as I stated before. I imagine it's a very good product BUT as I said I emailed them 6 times and got no answer. Thier product may be good but their customer service sucks IMHO.

[earlfor]

Re: Petcock

Jay

I ordered my Pingel online from these people

http://www.streetfighters-usa.com/pingel_power_flo.htm

They list an applications page and also carry adapters.
I had mine in about four days and had no complaint about
their service.

Earl

Well the 1/4 into 1/4 seems to be working for me so far. If not I will find a way to hook up the 3/8 into 3/8. I will not go with the Pingel as I stated before. I imagine it's a very good product BUT as I said I emailed them 6 times and got no answer. Thier product may be good but their customer service sucks IMHO.

[Anonymous]

Go with the Pingel....I did and I am very happy with my pruchase.....Not only does it look better than stock it certainly does function better..I have rarely forgotten to turn off the petcock, but if you do hopefully it is close to an oil change

(Also Motomedic)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but even if you leave the valve on, if your carbs are functioning properly, no gas should get by. As I am learning, (after having my carbs off 6 or 7 times checking floats, needles, and all that) these carbs can by quite tricky and I agree that if you have a manual valve you should get into the habit of turning it off, because you never know when some gas will leak by. I guess I have just been spoiled as I've left the gas valve on many times on my old Interceptor and have never had any problem. (which got me into that bad habit of not making sure I shut the valve off to begin with) By the way, after all the float checking and all that and still dumping gas into #3, changed the little black plugs under the bowls and "poof", no more fouling plugs and I can actually ride my GS now!!! Took it out to the street legal drags last Friday and won the race!! I am learning slowly about owning a GS, but it would have been a nightmare if it weren't for all you people on this site steering me in the right direction. Thank you. Can't wait to get off work (7:00am) and go ride my GS.


Mike: 81GS1100EX, KZ dragbike, 84 Honda Interceptor

[Anonymous]

Re: Petcock

Well the 1/4 into 1/4 seems to be working for me so far. If not I will find a way to hook up the 3/8 into 3/8. I will not go with the Pingel as I stated before. I imagine it's a very good product BUT as I said I emailed them 6 times and got no answer. Thier product may be good but their customer service sucks IMHO.

JB
Alyelton and I purchased ours from murdoch racing---(MRE)
the website will send you a free catalog that is loaded with special items and you can email jay regan the owner and he will return your email if he is not traveling-they are honest and efficient--i have only heard one complaint about them and it was on an international deal with a friend of mine--i think tht they may not do much with other countries and were a bit shy on the deal but i dont know

http://www.murdochracing.com/

[Anonymous]

[quote="MCracing"]

Go with the Pingel....I did and I am very happy with my pruchase.....Not only does it look better than stock it certainly does function better..I have rarely forgotten to turn off the petcock, but if you do hopefully it is close to an oil change

(Also Motomedic)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but even if you leave the valve on, if your carbs are functioning properly, no gas should get by.


I Did leave mine on once when the float was stuck on the #2 carba and the gas did drain into the crank-case....However I have left it on since that time.even overnight without gas entering the crankcase....Either way I think it is a good idea to turn it off.....as insurance

[Anonymous]

Re: Petcock

Alyelton and I purchased ours from murdoch racing---(MRE)

http://www.murdochracing.com/[/quote]

Yeah these guys are good to Deal with! 8)

[Don Lobacz]

MCracing, I think your Interceptor has a fuel pump, which acts as a fuel stop. You are right that the needles are very effective at stopping the gas until they become tainted with the fine silt that seems to plague the early 80s GS fuel tanks. I believe that this is the real source of the problem that causes so many people to give up on the stock petcock. Personally, my GS1000 petcock needed 1 rebuild kit in 100,000 miles. If dirt from the tank is affecting it, then Kreem the tank properly (which will also save you from lookin for a new tank later on when the bottom seam has rusted through). Motomedic, I would check with the previous owner to see if he still has the original petcock and take it to the bike shop that you trust. If they think it's OK, then try it. If not, then keep it for when the Pingel gives out.

[Anonymous]

Automatic Shutoff Petcock

My '82 GS1100G came with the stock vacuum operated petcock and the previous owner had installed an electric solenoid fuel tank selector valve intended for a pick up truck. Its wired into the ignintion circuit. Key on, valve on; key off, valve off. Seems to work ok. The intake for the second fuel tank is capped of.

Previous owner had installed an electric fuel pump on the bike too but removed it prior to selling. He experiments with sutff like that. His thought on the electric fuel pump is to guarantee constant fuel supply pressure to the carbs. I didn't think the little difference in the remaining volume of fuel in the tank would have made that much difference.

Joe in Oregon

[Anonymous]

MCracing, I think your Interceptor has a fuel pump, which acts as a fuel stop. You are right that the needles are very effective at stopping the gas until they become tainted with the fine silt that seems to plague the early 80s GS fuel tanks. I believe that this is the real source of the problem that causes so many people to give up on the stock petcock. Personally, my GS1000 petcock needed 1 rebuild kit in 100,000 miles. If dirt from the tank is affecting it, then Kreem the tank properly (which will also save you from lookin for a new tank later on when the bottom seam has rusted through). Motomedic, I would check with the previous owner to see if he still has the original petcock and take it to the bike shop that you trust. If they think it's OK, then try it. If not, then keep it for when the Pingel gives out.

Don, you're right about the fuel pump. (I just changed it about a month ago.) I forgot to mention that in my previous post, and it is the reason why I wasn't worried about leaving my fuel valve on. You are also right about the silt coming through from the tank. I made sure my tank was cleaned out before putting everything back together this last time and I haven't had a problem with it yet. I still am glad that I put the pingel valve on though, and will just rebuild the stock one and save it for a spare.
(Can't be waiting for parts to come in to ride, ya know!!)

Mike: 81GS1100EX, KZ dragbike, 84 Honda Interceptor.

[SqDancerLynn1]

we must remember that what ever fuel valve you use if you are getting a lot of rust and junk fron your tank nothing is going to work properly