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Hate that petcock valve? 20 min 20 cent mod.
02/19/12 at 08:53:40

Disregard this post. I spoke too soon... the valve performed exactly as i stated....
But...
Verslagin was 100% correct... the valve was not factory after all. Behind the gasket/diaphram was all modded.
One of the passages in the plastic conical valve itself was closed...
The rubber washer was removed...
thereby making a seal between the valve and valve body... for lack of better terminology.
It drove me nuts after i got so many "that wont work" s. :'(
It did work... but you guys were all right on the money!
No way that would work on a factory valve.)
I bow down to those of you who knew.
Im a mechanic... but not a make specific mechanic. I make work what i have to work with. You guys know this thing inside and out. Problem is it looks stock but its not. I just found a timing chain tensioner that looks like one of verslagins.
My bad!
I was wrong

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28660 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Hate that petcock valve? 20 min 20 cent mod. Reply #1 - 02/19/12 at 09:22:49 There's a mod for that... You figured it out for yourself...... ... but a Raptor will turn more smoothly... Check out the link for a few additional ideas... http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=tech;action=display;num=1113631600
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Re: Hate that petcock valve? 20 min 20 cent mod.
Reply #2 - 02/19/12 at 09:32:19

Yeh but its not 20cents or 20 min n i would've had to leave the shop to get one or different parts...Plenty of options out there. This is one. No need to dissassemble the valve this way. You dont even need to pull the valve off for that matter. Did i miss this mod in that thread? I didnt see it. I saw alot of mods... but not this one.

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Hate that petcock valve? 20 min 20 cent mod. Reply #3 - 02/19/12 at 10:24:37 Won't work. pushing in the diaphragm shuts off the petcock. prime has a spring that pushes open the diaphragm, which you can't do cause you've filled in the void with jb weld.
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Reply #4 - 02/19/12 at 11:00:44

verslagen1 wrote on 02/19/12 at 10:24:37:

Won't work.
pushing in the diaphragm shuts off the petcock.
prime has a spring that pushes open the diaphragm, which you can't do cause you've filled in the void with jb weld.

???? Well It worked all day. Read what does what again... old on is now mechanical off. Pri is now mechanical on. Res is res. O it works my friend. I wouldnt post a theory...its tested.

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Hate that petcock valve? 20 min 20 cent mod. Reply #5 - 02/19/12 at 11:02:46 How long did you have it in reserve?
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palehorseman YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 41 highpoint nc Gender:	Re: Hate that petcock valve? 20 min 20 cent mod. Reply #6 - 02/19/12 at 11:08:39 Im testing. A 2.4. gal reserve tube tank system n ran 2.4 n 2.8... a little over 5 gal. Pri Is now manual on? Why do u ask? [right] [/right]
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Hate that petcock valve? 20 min 20 cent mod. Reply #7 - 02/19/12 at 11:09:49 reserve is vacuum operated too.
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palehorseman YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 41 highpoint nc Gender:	Re: Hate that petcock valve? 20 min 20 cent mod. Reply #8 - 02/19/12 at 11:10:57 Tank ran dry?
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Reply #9 - 02/19/12 at 11:13:20

I tested the valve beforehand with a primitave meathod... sucked air from the fuel barb and changed the selector sw. Air passed through except on "on". Hooked to vac and on functioned. Properly. If reserve is vac op then mine was defective. And i didnt spend time checking for propper operation...just what it was doing.
Things are supposed to be alot of ways... its how they are that concerns me.

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Hate that petcock valve? 20 min 20 cent mod. Reply #10 - 02/19/12 at 11:14:31 See the upper left part of the pic... backside is the vac port, if you cut it off and just sealed over the port... only prime will work as manual on.
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palehorseman YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 41 highpoint nc Gender:	Re: Hate that petcock valve? 20 min 20 cent mod. Reply #11 - 02/19/12 at 11:16:24 Right... n res is res.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Hate that petcock valve? 20 min 20 cent mod. Reply #12 - 02/19/12 at 11:23:15 palehorseman wrote on 02/19/12 at 11:16:24: Right... n res is res. If reserve works, then you don't have manual off. as the little o-ring is shot. prime has a spring that opens the valve. reserve does not.
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palehorseman YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 41 highpoint nc Gender:	Re: Hate that petcock valve? 20 min 20 cent mod. Reply #13 - 02/19/12 at 11:30:33 Look if you pm me an email ill go video it right now for ya. But this forum is not what i'd call upload friendly n id rather be turning wrenches than reading about overly complicated instructions. I assure you... it does work. I'll prove it. N when i do i expect a retraction n apology
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Re: Hate that petcock valve? 20 min 20 cent mod.
Reply #14 - 02/19/12 at 13:38:22

palehorseman wrote on 02/19/12 at 08:53:40:

It scratches my frame finish everytime i pull the tank.

This can be prevented by giving the tail of the tank a thump to the left with the heel of the hand after unbolting the tank and before lifting it. On reinstallation, put a bit of duct tape on the frame. Leave a few inches of tape hanging down so you can grab it and pull it off after the tank is in place (but before bolting it down).

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