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Message started by Rocco on 03/31/10 at 22:43:48

Title: petcock repair kit
Post by Rocco on 03/31/10 at 22:43:48

first off, the guy darkhorse on ebay was very cool, very prompt and answered all of my questions, i would def buy from him again!

now the verdict, it took me a little while but i put all the new stuff in the petcock, that inside stuff is so flimsy lol

it was easy as it was just switch to new stuff, but she still sputtered down a couple times in "on" not as bad as before, but went back to normal in prime.....SO if that wasn't it what is it?

also, while i was in there i saw where the fuel goes in, there was this black gook....i think i tried to clean it out but it just smeared, would this cause an effect? how would it still work in prime though? i mean inside the petcock...

also, i had a little leak, then fixed it, then she wouldn't run @ all....decided after cursing for several minutes that the tank had to come off again...went to take off the vacuum line(smaller one right?) and it wasn't connected......lol tell me i'm not the only one! :D

Title: Re: petcock repair kit
Post by verslagen1 on 03/31/10 at 22:47:57

no, you weren't [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]

Title: Re: petcock repair kit
Post by thumperclone on 04/01/10 at 00:22:47

nor the last :D

Title: Re: petcock repair kit
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 04/01/10 at 02:35:44

If it runs in prime but sputters in ON position AND you believe the petcock is okay, make sure the vac line is nt kinked or cracked. If that doesnt get it, then Id have to have a look at the screen on the petcock to see if its passing enough fuel. I cant imagine it being nasty.tho, you just had it in your hands,,You woulda seen if it was gunked up,right?

Title: Re: petcock repair kit
Post by PerrydaSavage on 04/01/10 at 03:19:01

Replace with a Raptor petcock ... they bolt right on and are inexpensive ... and are the traditional ON-OFF-RES ... nothing to go wrong!

Title: Re: petcock repair kit
Post by Rocco on 04/01/10 at 07:29:21

lol i was just checkin!!

and the screen looked clean, i'm just wonderin if it's the goop inside the diaphram that i saw !

i bought the kit hopin it would fix the problem, and if it only runs on prime and i have to shut it off, that's the same as a manual lol

Title: Re: petcock repair kit
Post by verslagen1 on 04/01/10 at 08:28:50

seafoam will clean it right up.

mine's working great, hardly know it's there.

Title: Re: petcock repair kit
Post by Rocco on 04/01/10 at 08:59:24

yeah i was thinking that, how much of the can do i put in?

and my friend's kawi 1000 has 4 carbs, and one of the pilots are clogged....it'll be alot of work to clean all 4 carbs, will seafoam cure it?

can we each split a can? or a whole can each?

Title: Re: petcock repair kit
Post by kerosene on 04/01/10 at 09:20:24

58656969650A0 wrote:

or just under half a can for both of you...lol

Title: Re: petcock repair kit
Post by Rocco on 04/01/10 at 10:11:32

lol so split a can it is!!

Title: Re: petcock repair kit
Post by kerosene on 04/01/10 at 14:58:41

566B67676B040 wrote:

lol so split a can it is!!

dont pour more than 1/4 of the can!

Title: Re: petcock repair kit
Post by Rocco on 04/01/10 at 20:54:30

ooops...i put maybe a 1/3....it seemed to help, no more stuttering, but i'll let u know soon

Title: Re: petcock repair kit
Post by verslagen1 on 04/01/10 at 21:13:32

an ounce every couple of months is good preventive care.

Title: Re: petcock repair kit
Post by Rocco on 04/02/10 at 07:35:10

ok cool! for 8 bucks i'm glad i can use it sparingly! maybe with every oil change i'll throw a little in it!

Title: Re: petcock repair kit
Post by Digger on 05/30/10 at 21:45:42

112C20202C430 wrote:

I'm wondering about your petcock rebuild kit....

I just did an eBay search for the seller "darkhorse" and came up empty.

Was it a valid rebuild kit?

Title: Re: petcock repair kit
Post by verslagen1 on 05/30/10 at 21:55:41

darkhorse is real I saw it too.

if fact here it is...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FUEL-PETCOCK-KIT-GS750-GS1100-GSXR1100-GS1150-KATANA-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem483ac650d0QQitemZ310223720656QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories#ht_2713wt_894

Title: Re: petcock repair kit
Post by Rocco on 06/01/10 at 09:05:16

the kit was exactly what i wanted, and was exactly what was shown!

except now, i'm having the same problem, it went away for a while, but it comes back every now and then, she'll start to sputter, even turn off @ a light, switch to prime and she's fine!

so, i'm tired of messing with it, and i'm going to spite myself, not buy a raptor, and just run in prime!

Title: Re: petcock repair kit
Post by ratz on 06/01/10 at 21:20:57

407D71717D120 wrote:

it was easy as it was just switch to new stuff, but she still sputtered down a couple times in "on" not as bad as before, but went back to normal in prime.....SO if that wasn't it what is it?

also, while i was in there i saw where the fuel goes in, there was this black gook....i think i tried to clean it out but it just smeared, would this cause an effect? how would it still work in prime though? i mean inside the petcock...

:D

On the petcock on my'96,I had black goo in the vacuum side of the petcock.Turns out the rubber disc behind the white plastic disc had turned to goo.That happened to be the part that acts as an orifice to damp the vacuum pulses.Gave me all sorts of erratic behavior.A little different than what you had,just thought I would put it out there for anyone else with a petcock issue.Modded mine to manual operation,problem solved.