Well, i connecte dthe vaccum line to the petcock and put clamps on them. Ran the bike for 100 miles in the "ON" position until ran out of gas. Switched to reserve position, and went to the gas station and fill up with 93 octane.

Seems to be working. The whole problem was that whoever (prior owner) disconnecte dthe vaccum line.

Thanks for all the help!!

Volky,......you did it right,.....
He is one of few that didn't let "PP" (petcock paranoia) get to him,... run right out and spend $35 on a needless replacement petcock,........as so many do.

Volky, check your can chain tensioner your miles are up there...me thinks if the PO had those lines hooked up that way he certainly didn't check the cam chain...just my 2 cents

VOLKY wrote on 09/12/11 at 20:13:44:


Why 93 octane?

I'm starting to look at bikes.  One comment seems to be universal if it does not run: "It probably just needs some carb work"  Ya, it probably does, along with some other things.    I ain't gripin', just enjoyin' the facts of life.  


Mattdw wrote on 09/15/11 at 09:14:15:

Serowbot wrote on 09/13/11 at 11:40:58:

Just send him what he wants. It's only fair. You go off on a tangent about the float leaking and fire after a crash. AS I SAID I have never had a problem other than gas starvation. I went through the process and changed hoses, took the petcock apart, changed hose clamps. It still left me setting waiting for the gas to run into the carb. IT WAS STARVING FOR GAS. I put up with this crap for a year before changing to the Raptor petcock. I recommend it to anyone who is at the end of their testing procedure, unless they want to buy a new Suzuki petcock. I also use Seafoam IN THE QUANTITY SPECIFIED on the label to keep the shiny things in the carb shiny. I only do this about every month or so. Now man up and give Serowbot what he has asked. My bike spit out a lot of oil all over the engine today after seeping for about 9,000 miles. Now, after listening to others on here I am guessing that the cap plug has let go. I am not being stampeded into a tear down. It makes sense. If it's something else, I don't intend on blaming Serow or Versy or others. I will probably tear into the timing chain issue while it's apart. I told Versy once I would ride it till it had to be torn down. He didn't make me do it. It just makes sense with all the anecdotal evidence we have. If it's good ok. If not I'll fix it. Sorry to the others about this post, but you just stir up trouble. Stirring up trouble just messes up the new guys so they don't understand what's what.   

No, I am the one that has gotten too old.  

Routy is too Rowdy, still all young at heart and full of piss and vinegar.   A common ailment of the very young at heart I am told.

Routy has not experienced petcock anything yet as his bike is pretty new.   We shall see how he handles it when it occurs to him and his scoot.

All we can do for Routy is wish him well until he is dicing in traffic and has his first sudden power loss, then we can wish that he not have anybody running up close behind him .....


     yup, them vac petcorks and all their odd little "acting up" symptoms can be plumb dangerous in heavy traffic, they can .....