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Message started by Greg on 06/07/14 at 07:53:39

Title: Yamaha petcock fell apart
Post by Greg on 06/07/14 at 07:53:39

I was removing my tank to adjust my valves and when pulling off the fuel line, the brass nipple came out of the petcock. There are none local. If I cram it back in there, do you think it will work until a replacement arrives?

Title: Re: Yamaha petcock fell apart
Post by shorty on 06/07/14 at 11:41:50

if it goes in tight and doesn't leak, just keep an eye on it until the new one arrives..
was it an actual Yamaha or clone of the Yamaha?

Title: Re: Yamaha petcock fell apart
Post by Greg on 06/07/14 at 11:44:26

Actual Yamaha. I gave it a few loves taps with a hammer for good luck. :-)

Title: Re: Yamaha petcock fell apart
Post by shorty on 06/07/14 at 11:55:41

wow, and we all have been saying how great the yammy part is :o

Title: Re: Yamaha petcock fell apart
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/07/14 at 21:34:40

If it comes out again clean the port it goes into & put some marks on it( the insert) that would slide in easy, but not out,, & a thin dose of JB weld,,

Title: Re: Yamaha petcock fell apart
Post by Dave on 06/08/14 at 03:49:55

This is not all that uncommon....I have had it happen before on the little brass nipples on carb vent lines, and also the fuel line nipple.

Yep....jam it back in, and a little JB weld or permanent thread locker can help.

Dave

Title: Re: Yamaha petcock fell apart
Post by Greg on 06/08/14 at 04:12:01

I never thought to use JB Weld. Oh well, the new has been ordered. I guess I can make this one a spare.

Title: Re: Yamaha petcock fell apart
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/08/14 at 06:11:54

I never thought to use JB Weld.

Pa isnt redneck? Dude,, come on,, JB weld, duct tape, each has its own place on the shelf over the workbench.. but, I AM in Texas..& I Consider using JB weld on something most days.. usually dont do it, but I think about it,,

Title: Re: Yamaha petcock fell apart
Post by Oldfeller on 06/08/14 at 06:24:40

JB takes too long to set, at your auto parts store are some metal filled 5 minute liquid epoxies that would do just fine.

:D

Can you even imagine all the carb cleaning and rejetting and stuff that people did 5 years ago, all the pain and agony and all the bikes that got sold due to pure frustration.

5 years ago we did not know the vac petcock was a primary cause of "various odd stuff".

Mebbe the onslaught of alky gas is the real cause of the start of its self-destructive ways. Me, I think it has caused trouble all along and just wasn't fingered as the source.

Perk up you trouble shooters, you -- E85 nationwide is on the way. Midwestern congressmen are pressing for it as we speak.

Regular will quickly become E85 and all the old cars will self-scrap themselves.

Title: Re: Yamaha petcock fell apart
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/08/14 at 07:57:40

Regular will quickly become E85 and all the old cars will self-scrap themselves.

You think thats not the goal? Well, that And handing already millionaire farmers even MORE subsidies for NOT planting food crops ( gee, is food costing more?) & planting ever more GMO crap corn to turn to gasoline, destroying water supplies to pretend we are saaaving the planet,, give me a break,,

Title: Re: Yamaha petcock fell apart
Post by MnSpring on 06/08/14 at 09:47:42

Buying any crap ethanol added gas.
Is Just like, walking into a bank,
with two one dollar bills,
and they give you back 7 quarters,
and say: "Hey we are giving you a deal".