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Title: Weird petcock thing I noticed
Post by: newbie1993 on April 07, 2014, 10:46:30 PM
When reassembling everything for a test start after carb cleaning and rejet, I installed a transparent prime fuel line. So I put the petcock on the prime position and watched the gas flow but it had air bubbles in it and seemed like it stopped flowing 3/4 of the way there. Not thinking anything of it I went ahead and tried to start it anyway and nothing. But when I played around with the petcock I noticed I wasn't fully in prime. My prime position is actually halfway between reserve and prime. Has anyone else noticed that or do I just have a bad petcock?

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Title: Re: Weird petcock thing I noticed
Post by: adidasguy on April 07, 2014, 11:02:12 PM
You could have reassembled it wrong. Maybe you got the white cone in backwards? Hard to see - but there is a big and small side to that place where the lever goes in to it.
If right, nothing can be wrong because prime is just a straight opening from the reserve input to the gas out to the carbs.
Title: Re: Weird petcock thing I noticed
Post by: robfriedenberger on April 08, 2014, 06:29:55 AM
On a side note make sure you reuse the hose sleeves, they will save your hoses from chaffing, you might, want to clean your petcock


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Title: Re: Weird petcock thing I noticed
Post by: newbie1993 on April 08, 2014, 11:14:35 AM
I've never taken my my petcock apart. I've only removed the fuel lines from it. I've removed it to blow out the passages when I suspected it was clogged but that's about it

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Title: Re: Weird petcock thing I noticed
Post by: adidasguy on April 08, 2014, 11:37:18 AM
The metal clip can be removed to take out the innerds and clean it. Don't unscrew the back.
Title: Re: Weird petcock thing I noticed
Post by: newbie1993 on April 08, 2014, 12:14:02 PM
I haven't and I won't now that I know

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