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Newbie question about the fuel petcock ! (Read 42 times)

cobra YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 33	Newbie question about the fuel petcock ! 05/08/14 at 08:53:45 I bought a used savage 2001 and I don't know what direction to turn the petcock arrow. Like you all know on the valve you can see "fuel" "on" "pri" and "res". I know wha the "res" is for but for normal driving I can only turn it to 3 positions, where should the arrow point, thanks
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28644 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Newbie question about the fuel petcock ! Reply #1 - 05/08/14 at 09:21:58 On... Pri,.. means Prime.. it is constant flow instead of vacuum actuated... use it for draining the tank, or if for some reason, you think the float bowl might be completely empty... (just to start the bike, then set back to On...
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shorty Serious Thumper Offline be careful out there gentlemen Posts: 547 southern NM Gender:	Re: Newbie question about the fuel petcock ! Reply #2 - 05/08/14 at 09:54:21 straight down is "on" handle forward will empty the "reserve" handle rearward is "prime"
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cobra YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 33	Re: Newbie question about the fuel petcock ! Reply #3 - 05/08/14 at 10:15:24 Thanks guys, that's why the bike wanted to stall,didnt know where to position that handle so it was in "pri", thought it meant primary, totally confused.
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