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petcock questions
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2001 2:08 pm
by Anton Perdices
Folks,
I know what the on and reserve positions are for on the petcock but
my question is when does one use the off position? Do you set it to off
everytime you are not riding? Is it used to avoid wear and tear for whatever
seals since shutting it off allows less gas pressure into the hoses etc?
What do the people on this list do? Turn it off if your not riding for a
couple of days etc? I never turn mine off and want to know if there is
anything wrong with that especially when you let the bike sit for a couple
of weeks without starting it. Thanks for all the info.
> Gracias y Obrigado,
>
> Anton Perdices
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petcock questions
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2001 2:30 pm
by Bogdan Swider
> Folks,
> I know what the on and reserve positions are for on the petcock
> but
> my question is when does one use the off position? Do you set it to off
> everytime you are not riding? Is it used to avoid wear and tear for
> whatever
> seals since shutting it off allows less gas pressure into the hoses etc?
> What do the people on this list do? Turn it off if your not riding for a
> couple of days etc? I never turn mine off and want to know if there is
> anything wrong with that especially when you let the bike sit for a couple
> of weeks without starting it. Thanks for all the info.
>
> > Gracias y Obrigado,
> >
> > Anton Perdices
>
Seems that the off is only of use if you disconnect the hoses and remove the
tank with gas in it. I've defeated the vacuum feature and still rarely put
it on off. (or is that off on?)
De nada
Bogdan
petcock questions
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2001 9:54 am
by Ted Palmer
Anton Perdices wrote:
> I know what the on and reserve positions are for on the petcock but
> my question is when does one use the off position?
I only turn it off when I remove the tank, but my 600 does not have a
vacuum operated tap.
> Do you set it to off everytime you are not riding?
Nah.
> Is it used to avoid wear and tear for whatever
> seals since shutting it off allows less gas pressure into the hoses etc?
I suspect that it is a safety item designed to limit fuel loss from
tap if the tank comes off the bike in an accident.
> What do the people on this list do? Turn it off if your not riding for a
> couple of days etc? I never turn mine off and want to know if there is
> anything wrong with that especially when you let the bike sit for a couple
Turning it off manually should not make any difference unless there is
some fault with the vacuum tap operation.
Mister_T
Melbourne Australia
petcock questions
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2001 6:51 pm
by Greg Paul
No matter WHAT anyone tells you.... DO NOT let that bike sit for that
long....
Greg in Dallas
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Anton Perdices" wrote:
> Folks,
> I know what the on and reserve positions are for on the
petcock but
> my question is when does one use the off position? Do you set it to
off
> everytime you are not riding? Is it used to avoid wear and tear for
whatever
> seals since shutting it off allows less gas pressure into the hoses
etc?
> What do the people on this list do? Turn it off if your not riding
for a
> couple of days etc? I never turn mine off and want to know if there
is
> anything wrong with that especially when you let the bike sit for a
couple
> of weeks without starting it. Thanks for all the info.
>
> > Gracias y Obrigado,
> >
> > Anton Perdices
> > Information Services
> > NORTEL NETWORKS
> > telephone: 954 851-8753 (ESN 228)
> > fax: 954 851-8499 (ESN 228)
> > cel: 305-519-8221
> > e-mail: perdicea@n...
> >
> >
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
petcock questions
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2001 7:13 pm
by Devon Jarvis
Any joking aside, if you routinely leave the bike parked for more than
two weeks at a time, or more importantly take more than a month to run
through a tankful of gas, you should be using a fuel stabilizer whenever
you fill up. You'll probably get away with it for a while, maybe a long
while depending on the additive package in your local fuel. But in the
end you are in for a messy and (if you don't do it yourself) expensive
carb strip and cleaning.
Devon
A15
'78 SR500
'81 SR500
Greg Paul wrote:
>
> No matter WHAT anyone tells you.... DO NOT let that bike sit for that
> long....
>
> Greg in Dallas
>
> --- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Anton Perdices" wrote:
> > Folks,
> > I know what the on and reserve positions are for on the
> petcock but
> > my question is when does one use the off position? Do you set it to
> off
> > everytime you are not riding? Is it used to avoid wear and tear for
> whatever
> > seals since shutting it off allows less gas pressure into the hoses
> etc?
> > What do the people on this list do? Turn it off if your not riding
> for a
> > couple of days etc? I never turn mine off and want to know if there
> is
> > anything wrong with that especially when you let the bike sit for a
> couple
> > of weeks without starting it. Thanks for all the info.
> >
> > > Gracias y Obrigado,
> > >
> > > Anton Perdices
> > > Information Services
> > > NORTEL NETWORKS
> > > telephone: 954 851-8753 (ESN 228)
> > > fax: 954 851-8499 (ESN 228)
> > > cel: 305-519-8221
> > > e-mail: perdicea@n...
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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