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Posted by Rick Cortese on July 8, 2008, 3:22 pm
Who Me? wrote:
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>> the importance of a properly functioning petcock on an older bike is
>> monstrous.
>> most old ones leak when off-just enough to build up gasoline in your
>> OIL-BEWARE....
>> question-should i rebuild mine or get a new one for a 1981 xj750 seca
>> if new-where????
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> And another self-proclaimed expert.....who really knows nothing....rides
> into town !!
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> Without a corresponding leaking needle valve or mal-adjusted float in
> the carb., a leaking petcock results in...........NOTHING. Certainly
> not gas in the oil.....unless the overflow in the carb is also blocked
> closed.
Actually I don't keep my bikes in anything like an air conditioned
garage or parking so the gas cooks off and leaves varish or some other
indescribable goop in my carbs. Supposed to get to 108F today. I think
the new ethanol mixes actually suck up water from the air which makes
the situation a bit worse.
The 2smokes' carb bowls fill up with oil so I can kid myself that it
supplies extra lubrication when they start after a long time idle.<sic>
Rick
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